User manual ASROCK 775XFIRE-RAID

[. . . ] No part of this installation guide may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this guide may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. Specifications and information contained in this guide are furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this guide. [. . . ] Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism, CrossFireTM enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application. Currently CrossFireTM feature is only supported with Windows XP with Service Pack 2; it may be supported with other OS in the future. A complete CrossFireTM system requires a CrossFireTM Ready motherboard, a CrossFireTM Edition graphics card and a compatible standard Radeon (CrossFireTM Ready) graphics card from the same series, or two CrossFireTM Ready cards if they are software enabled. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the performance benefits of CrossFireTM. All three CrossFireTM components, a CrossFireTM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireTM Ready motherboard and a CrossFireTM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to benefit from the CrossFireTM multi-GPU platform. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireTM Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireTM mode. Currently, ATI has released Radeon X850XT, X1800XT, X1300, and X1600 CrossFireTM cards, which require different methods to enable CrossFireTM feature. In the below procedures, we use Radeon X850XT as the example graphics card. For other CrossFireTM cards that ATI has released or will release in the future, please refer to ATI graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide. It is recommended to use 500-Watt power supply or greater to perform the benefit of CrossFireTM feature. Radeon CrossFireTM Edition graphics card Standard Radeon (CrossFireTM Ready) graphics card You are allowed to install two CrossFireTM Edition graphics cards to both slots, or you may use one CrossFireTM Edition graphics cards and a compatible standard Radeon (CrossFireTM Ready) graphics card from the same series. Correctly connect the DVI-DMS cable to the monitor connector and two graphics cards that you install. (If you install two standard Radeon (CrossFireTM Ready) graphics cards to this motherboard, please skip this step. Please connect the DVI-DMS cable to the correct DVI connector; otherwise , the graphics card will not work. If you install two CrossFireTM Edition graphics cards to this motherboard, please connect one end of DVI-DMS cable to the monitor, another end to DMS of one of the CrossFireTM Edition graphics cards to PCIE1 slot (PCI Express x 16), and the other end to DVI of another CrossFireTM Edition graphics card to AGI Express slot (PCI Express x 4). Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply. the data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password , date , time , and system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short 2 pins on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. Connect the black end connect the blue end to the IDE devices to the motherboard 80-conductor ATA 66/100 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. These four Serial ATA (SATA) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. [. . . ] Note the serial number of the hard drive already in the system; you will use this to select it as the source hard drive when initiating the migration. Boot Windows, install the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager software, if not already installed, using the setup package obtained from a CD-ROM or from the Internet. This will install the necessary Intel Storage Utility and start menu links. Open the Intel Storage Utility from the Start Menu and select "Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive" from the Actions menu. [. . . ]