ECS A55F2-M3 User Manual

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A55F2-M3 USER MANUAL
Chapter 5
The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers:.
Figure 1.12 Windows Setup—AMD drives listed
Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver
will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that,
the driver will not have to be installed.
Figure 1.11 Windows Setup—Selected SCSI Adapter
S=Specify Additional Devices ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
Windows Setup
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Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):
ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drivers, or special
disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storag device
manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
ENTER=Select F3=Exit
Windows Setup
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You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with windows£¬
using a device support disk provided bu an adapter manufacturer.
Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC
to return to the previous screen.
ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform
ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform
a Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver, press S, then press Enter.
The following Windows Setup screen appears:
b Select “ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform” and press
Enter for 32-bit OS or Select “ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64
platform” and press Enter for 64-bit OS.
5. Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation.
Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue
screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed, then take out
the floppy.
6. Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP.
After Windows XP is completely installed, it is recommended that you
install the ForceWare software in order to access the FastBuild RAID Man-
agement tool.

ECS A55F2-M3 Specifications

General

Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1333, 1600, 1666 MHz
Supported memory module capacities	16GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Processor socket	Socket FM2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Power fan connector	Yes
Number of SATA II connectors	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0
HDMI ports quantity	-
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	CE/FCC, WHQL, WHCK, ErP/EuP
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD A55
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, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II
PCI Express slots version	2.0
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	180 mm
Width	230 mm