ASROCK A55M-HVS Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock A55M-HVS Motherboard
2.10 Driver Installation Guide
To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical
drive fi rst. 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.
2.11 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP /
XP 64-bit With RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit
on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please refer to the document at
the following path in the Support CD for detailed procedures:
..\ RAID Installation Guide
English
Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage
Confi guration.
B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [IDE].
STEP 2: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
2.12 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 / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-
bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below
procedures according to the OS you install.
2.12.1 Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without
RAID functions, please follow below steps.

ASROCK A55M-HVS Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	800, 1066, 1333, 1600, 1866, 2400 MHz
Processor socket	Socket FM1
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Sempron
Processor thermal power (max)	100 W
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of COM connectors	1
Number of SATA II connectors	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0
HDMI version	1.4a
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.
Audio chip	VIA VT1705
Cooling type	Passive
Certification	FCC, CE, WHQL, ErP/EuP
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD A55 FCH
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7\\r Windows Vista\\r Windows XP
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II
On-board graphics card	No
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
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	216 mm
Width	226 mm