Serial Ata (Sata) Hard Disks Installation; Hot Plug And Hot Swap Functions For Sata Hdds; Driver Installation Guide - ASROCK K8NF3-VSTA - VERSION 1.0 User Manual

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This motherboard adopts NVIDIA
(SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. You may install SATA hard disks on this
motherboard for internal storage devices. 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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This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA Devices.
NOTE
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.
What is Hot Swap Function?
If SATA HDDs are built as RAID1 then it is called "Hot Swap" for the
action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still
power-on and in working condition.
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Driver Installation Guide

Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide
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To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical
drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and
listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom
side to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work
properly.
For users who install Windows
system from the support CD, since the SATA driver provided by the chipset
vendor has not submitted Windows
driver installation choices:
1. "All in 1 Logo Driver( W/O HotPlug & RAID)": You may choose this item to install
all-in-1 logo driver which does not support Hot Plug and RAID functions, but it
has passed Microsoft ® logo certification.
A) Hard Disks Installation A) Hard Disks Installation A) Hard Disks Installation
A) Hard Disks Installation
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