ASROCK 970 Extreme4 User Manual

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Using SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conf guration.
B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [IDE].
STEP 2: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
2.18 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/
Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / V ista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit
OS on your SA TA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures
according to the OS you install.
2.18.1 Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID
Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit on your SA TA3 HDDs without RAID
functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI mode)
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Conf guration.
B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [AHCI].
STEP 2: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette. (Please use USB fl oppy or fl oppy disk.)
Make a SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2.17.1 step 2 on page 44.
STEP 3: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
You can start to install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. At the begin-
ning of Windows
®
setup, press F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompt-
ed, insert the SA TA3 driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver. After reading
the f oppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to
the OS you install.

ASROCK 970 Extreme4 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	2100, 800, 1066, 1333, 1600, 1800, 1866 MHz
System bus rate	4.8 GT/s
Processor socket	Socket AM3+
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Processor system buses supported	2400 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of SATA III connectors	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2
Audio chip	Realtek ALC892
Cooling type	Passive
Certification	FCC, CE, WHQL, ErP/EuP
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	AMD 970
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Motherboard southbridge	AMD SB950
Compatible operating systems	Windows 8\\r Windows 7\\r Windows Vista\\r Windows XP
RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
On-board graphics card	No
Parallel processing technology support	3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Cables included	SATA
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	1.1
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm