Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB | ASRock A75 Pro4-M specification

Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB

This motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow below procedure to install the operating system.

1.Please make sure to use Windows® VistaTM 64-bit (with SP1 or above) or Windows® 7 64-bit.

2.Press <F2> or <Delete> at system POST. Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility > Advanced > Storage Configuration > SATA Mode.

3.Choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot in UEFI Setup Utility > Boot > Boot Option #1. (“xxx” is the device which contains your Windows® installation files. Normally it is an optical drive.) You can also press <F11> to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot.

4.Start Windows® installation.

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ASRock A75 Pro4-M manual Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB

Contents

A75 Pro4-M Copyright Notice Disclaimer Contents Uefi Setup Utility Package Contents Introduction Specifications Rear Panel I/O ConnectorAudio USB Support CD Bios FeatureUnique Feature HardwarePage Page Page Motherboard Layout Dual Table for Audio Output Connection I/O PanelLAN Port LED Indications Page Installation Pre-installation Precautions CPU Installation Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of Memory Modules Dimm Dual Channel Memory Configurations Installing a Dimm Pcie Slots Installing an expansion cardExpansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots Graphics Card Setup CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide CrossFire Bridge For Windows 7 / VistaTM OS Driver Installation and SetupFor Windows XP OS Page What does an AMD Dual Graphics system include? AMD Dual Graphics Operation GuideEnjoy the benefit of AMD Dual Graphics AMD Vision Engine Control Center Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features Dual Monitor Feature Surround Display Feature For Windows XP / XP 64-bit OS Hdcp Function What is HDCP?For Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide CIR sensors in different angles Jumpers Setup Description Onboard Headers and Connectors Serial ATA3 Connectors Infrared Module Header Chassis Speaker Header CPU Fan Connectors ATX 12V Power Connector Serial port Header What is Hot Swap Function? Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks InstallationWhat is Hot Plug Function? Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug How to Hot Plug a SATA3 HDD Set up Uefi Driver Installation GuideInstalling Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration \ RAID Installation Guide Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions Page Uefi Menu Bar To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen Navigation KeysMain Screen System Time HourMinuteSecond OC Tweaker Screen Command Rate CR Dram Timing Control Power Down EnableRAS# to CAS# Delay tRCD Write Recovery Time tWR Would you like to save current setting user defaults? RAS to RAS Delay tRRDWrite to Read Delay tWTR Refresh Cyle Time tRFC Advanced Screen Instant Flash Package C6 Mode CPU ConfigurationCore C6 Mode Cool ‘n’ Quiet North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Sata IDE Combined Mode Storage ConfigurationSata Mode Sata Controller Super IO Configuration Acpi Configuration Acpi Hpet table USB 3.0 Controller USB ConfigurationUSB 2.0 Controller Legacy USB Support Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen CPU Fan 1 & 2 SettingChassis Fan 1 Setting Boot Screen Security Screen Exit Screen Running The Support CD Install Operating SystemSupport CD Information Drivers Menu Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB