ASRock X79 Extreme4-M manual Driver Installation Guide, Set up Uefi

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2.21 Driver Installation Guide

To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.

2.22Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions

RAID mode is not supported under Windows® XP / XP 64-bit.

If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. Set the option “SATA Mode” to [RAID]. (For SATAII_0 to SATAII_3, SATA3_0 and

SATA3_1 ports.)

STEP 2: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID configuration.

Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”, which is located in the folder at the following path:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

STEP 3: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your sytem.

After the installation of Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both “RAID Installation Guide” and “Intel Rapid Storage Information” for RAID configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”, which is lo- cated in the folder at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support CD, “Guide to Intel Rapid Storage”, which is located in the folder at the follow- ing path: .. \ Intel Rapid Storage Information

If you want to use “Intel Rapid Storage” in Windows® environment, install “SATAII driver” from the Support CD again so that “Intel Rapid Storage” will be installed to your system as well.

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Contents X79 Extreme4-M Copyright Notice DisclaimerContents Uefi Setup Utility Introduction Uefi Menu BarPackage Contents IntroductionSpecifications Bios Feature ConnectorSmart Switch USB3.0Hardware Unique FeatureSupport CD MonitorPage Page Page Motherboard Layout Off No Link Blinking I/O PanelLAN Port LED Indications LinkPage Pre-installation Precautions Screw HolesCPU Installation Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink With fan operation or contact other componentsInstallation of Memory Modules Dimm Installing a DimmInstalling an expansion card Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express SlotsSlitm and Quad Slitm Operation Guide RequirementsASRock SLIBridge Card For Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS For Slitm mode only Driver Installation and SetupDouble-click Nvidia Settings icon on your Windows taskbar Select Nvidia Control Panel tab Select Control Panel tabInstalling Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation GuideCrossFire Bridge For Windows XP OS Install the required drivers to your systemFor Windows 7 / VistaTM OS Surround Display Feature \ Surround Display InformationASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide CIR sensors in different anglesASRock XFast Charger Operation Guide Description Jumpers SetupClear Cmos Jumper Serial ATA3 Connectors Onboard Headers and ConnectorsSerial Ataii Connectors Serial ATA Sata Data CablePorts on the I/O panel, there is USB 3.0 Header Besides two default USBOptional wireless transmitting One USB 3.0 header on thisIndicate system power status Power LED Header Please connect the chassisPower LED to this header to Power offATX Power Connector Supply to this connectorATX 12V Power Connector Smart Switches 15 Dr. Debug Status Code DescriptionPage Page Page Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for Sata / Sataii HDDs What is Hot Plug Function?What is Hot Swap Function? Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDsPoints of attention, before you process the Hot Plug Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug Points of attention, before you process the Hot UnplugSet up Uefi Driver Installation GuideUse RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions Install Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS on your systemUntied Overclocking Technology Introduction Uefi Menu BarNavigation Keys Navigation KeysMain Screen F10OC Tweaker Screen Core Current Limit Turbo Boost Power LimitDram Timing Control Load XMP Setting Additional Turbo VoltageDram tRP Command Rate CRDram Power Down Mode Dram tRASMemory Test When Fast Boot Phase SheddingMemory Power Savings Mode Memory Fast BootVoltage Control CPU Core Voltage Load Power Saving ModeUser Default CPU Load-Line CalibrationSystem Browser Advanced ScreenInstant Flash CPU Configuration CPU C3 State Support CPU Thermal ThrottlingEnhance Halt State C1E CPU C6 State SupportNorth Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Storage Configuration Serial Port Super IO ConfigurationUse this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port Serial Port AddressAcpi Configuration USB 3.0 Controller USB ConfigurationUSB 2.0 Controller Legacy USB SupportIntel ME Subsystem Configuration ME Version ME SubsystemHardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Boot Screen Security Screen Exit Screen Software Support Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in Ahci Mode Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode Copy Intel RAID drivers into a USB flash diskWindows VistaTM 64-bit Page Windows 7 64-bit