ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 User Manual - Page 19

A SATA Hard Disks Installation

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Game Port Header (15-pin GAME1) (see p.8 No. 19) +5V JBB1 JBX MIDI_OUT JBY JBB2 MIDI_IN 1 +5V JAB2 JAY GND GND JAX JAB1 +5V Connect a Game cable to this header if the Game port bracket is installed. 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATA connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk. 2.8 Hot Plug Function for SATA HDDs K8Upgrade-VM800 motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA devices. What is Hot Plug Function? If the SATA HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called "Hot Plug" for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition. However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA HDD. WARNING! Although this motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA devices, there are still some limitation. Please ensure to read the instruction in the Support CD before you use Hot Plug function. Failure to do so may lose the data in the SATA HDDs or damage the SATA HDDs. For the detailed instruction, please refer to the document in the Support CD at the following path: ..\ RAID BIOS Setting Utility 19

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Game Port Header
Connect a Game cable to this
(15-pin GAME1)
header if the Game port bracket
(see
p.8
No. 19)
is installed.
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Serial A
Serial A
Serial A
Serial A
Serial ATA (SA
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A (SATA) Hard Disks Installation
A) Hard Disks Installation
A) Hard Disks Installation
A) Hard Disks Installation
A) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. This
section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks.
STEP 1:
Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP 2:
Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk.
STEP 3:
Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA
connector.
STEP 4:
Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk.
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Hot Plug F
Hot Plug F
Hot Plug F
Hot Plug Function for SA
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unction for SA
unction for SA
unction for SATA HDDs
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K8Upgrade-VM800
motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA devices.
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called “Hot
Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the
system is still power-on and in working condition. However, please note
that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA
HDD.
WARNING!
Although this motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA devices,
there are still some limitation. Please ensure to read the instruction in the
Support CD before you use Hot Plug function. Failure to do so may lose
the data in the SATA HDDs or damage the SATA HDDs. For the detailed
instruction, please refer to the document in the Support CD at the
following path:
..\ RAID BIOS Setting Utility
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