ASRock ALiveXFire-eSATA2 R3.0 User Manual - Page 5

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1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock ALiveXFire-eSATA2 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock ALiveXFire-eSATA2 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm) 1 x ASRock ALiveXFire-eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock ALiveXFire-eSATA2 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) 1 x HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional) 1 x ASRock 6CH_eSATAII I/O Shield 1 x USB Bracket 1 x PCIE Switch Card This motherboard is bundled with one PCIE Switch card installed on PCIE2/ PCIE SWITCH slot, which allows you better flexibility to choose PCIE functions between one PCIE x16 slot and two PCIE slots for ATITM CrossFireTM without setting up jumpers. 5

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Introduction
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Thank you for purchasing ASRock
ALiveXFire-eSATA2
motherboard, a reliable
motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It de-
livers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commit-
ment to quality and endurance.
In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by-
step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration
guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.
Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be
updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without
notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated
version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You
may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website
as well.
ASRock website
http://www
.a
srock.com
If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit
our website for specific information about the model you are using.
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srock.com/support/index.a
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1 x ASRock
ALiveXFire-eSATA2
Motherboard
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm)
1 x ASRock
ALiveXFire-eSATA2
Quick Installation Guide
1 x ASRock
ALiveXFire-eSATA2
Support CD
1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor)
1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable
2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)
1 x HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional)
1 x ASRock 6CH_eSATAII I/O Shield
1 x USB Bracket
1 x PCIE Switch Card
This motherboard is bundled with one PCIE Switch card installed on PCIE2/
PCIE SWITCH slot, which allows you better flexibility to choose PCIE
functions between one PCIE x16 slot and two PCIE slots for ATI
TM
CrossFire
TM
without setting up jumpers.