ASROCK A75M User Manual

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2.14.2 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit With
RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit on a RAID disk
composed of 2 or more SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below
steps.
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage
Confi guration.
B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [RAID].
STEP 2: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID confi guration.
Before you start to confi gure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation
guide in the Support CD for proper confi guration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID
installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
STEP 3: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette.
Make a SATA3 driver diskette by following section 2.14.1 step 2 on page 33.
STEP 4: Install Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit OS on your
system.
STEP 3: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID confi guration.
Before you start to confi gure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation
guide in the Support CD for proper confi guration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID
installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD:
.. \ RAID Installation Guide
STEP 4: Install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
After step 1, 2, 3, you can start to install Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit OS on your
system. At the beginning of Windows
®
setup, press F6 to install a third-party RAID
driver. When prompted, insert the SATA3 driver diskette containing the AMD RAID
driver. After reading the fl oppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to
install according to the OS you install.

ASROCK A75M Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Number of memory slots	2
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	800, 1066, 1333, 1600, 1866, 2400 MHz
Supported memory module capacities	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Processor socket	Socket FM1
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of SATA III connectors	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
HDMI version	1.4a
Headphone outputs	4
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.
Certification	FCC, CE, WHQL, ErP, EuP
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD A75
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7/Vista/XP
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Maximum graphics card memory	512 MB
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	1.1
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	216 mm
Width	244 mm