ASROCK X79 Extreme9 User Manual

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Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode
This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows
®
OS to be installed on a
large size HDD (>2TB). Please follow the procedures below to install the operating
system.
1. Please make sure to use Windows
®
Vista
TM
64-bit (with SP1 or above) or
Windows
®
7 64-bit.
2. Copy Intel
®
RAID drivers into a USB fl ash disk. You can download the driver from
ASRock's website and unzip the fi le into a USB fl ash disk OR copy the fi le from
ASRock motherboard support CD. (please copy the fi les under following
directory:
32 bit: ..\i386\Win7_Vista_Intel_v3.0.0.1112
64-bit: ..\AMD64\Win7-64_Vista64_Intel_v3.0.0.1112
3. Create RAID array for you system. Please refer to "Intel RAID Installation Guide"
fi le for details.
4. Install Windows
®
Vista
TM
64-bit / 7 64-bit:
A. Insert your Windows
®
Vista
TM
64-bit / 7 64-bit installation disc to the optical
drive.
B. Press <F11> to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item
“UEFI:xxx“ to boot.
C. Start Windows
®
Installation. When you see “Where do you want to install
Windows?” page, please click “Load Driver”.
D. Plug the USB fl ash disk into your USB port; select “Browse” to fi nd the RAID
driver. Then choose the directory (xx\AMD64\) you have copied in the fi rst
step.

ASROCK X79 Extreme9 Specifications

General

ECC	No
Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Quad-channel
Number of memory slots	8
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1866, 2133, 2400 MHz
Processor socket	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i7, Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of COM connectors	1
Number of SATA II connectors	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	2
BIOS type	UEFI
ACPI version	1.1
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6
Certification	FCC, CE, WHQL, ErP/EuP Ready
Component for	PC
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7, Vista, XP
RAID levels	0, 1, 5
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III
Cables included	SATA
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Hybrid CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
PCI Express x16 slots	5
PCI Express slots version	3.0
LAN controller	-
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm