ASROCK FM2A55M-VG3 Installation Guide

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1.4 Opening Option ROM
The Option ROM and the Option ROM Utility are built-in components of the AMD motherboard. When the Option ROM
loads during boot-up, it displays pertinent information about the RAID logical drives that it finds.
When the Option ROM screen appears, press Ctrl-F to enter the Utility. The Option ROM screen displays the
following information:
ID – An identification number assigned to each logical drive by the Option ROM.
Mode – The RAID mode (level) configuration of the logical drive
LD Name – The name you assigned when the logical drive was created, or a default name
LD Size – The data capacity of the logical drive in GB (Gigabytes).
Status – Shows one of three logical drive conditions:
Functional – The logical drive is fully operational, and no problems are present.
Critical – The logical drive is still operational, meaning you can read and write data to it. But the logical
drive has lost fault tolerance. For RAID levels 1, 5, and 10, the logical drive contains a failed
physical drive. You must identify and replace the failed physical drive, then rebuild the logical
drive using the RAIDXpert software.
Offline – The logical drive is no longer operational, meaning you cannot read and write data to it. You
must identify and replace the failed drive(s). Then you can create a new logical drive and copy
your data to it from the last tape backup or other device.
For RAID levels 1, 5, and 10, two or more physical drives in the logical drive have failed.
For a RAID 0 or JBOD at least one physical drive has failed.
A RAID Ready logical drive disappears from the user interface when its physical drive fails.
Port – The AMD motherboard port ID number to which the Single Disk (unassigned physical drive) is
attached.
Device Name – The manufacturer’s name and model number of this physical drive. S.M.A.R.T. refers to the
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting System that monitors the condition of disk drives. Healthy means the
disk drive is OK.

ASROCK FM2A55M-VG3 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1866 MHz
Processor socket	Socket FM2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD A
Processor thermal power (max)	100 W
Number of SATA II connectors	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	-
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.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
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
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II
Graphics card	Radeon HD 7000
DirectX version	11
Maximum resolution	1920 x 1600 pixels
Maximum graphics card memory	2048 MB
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	1.1

Weight and Dimensions

Width	- mm