User manual ASROCK Z77 EXTREME6

[. . . ] With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the California Legislature. [. . . ] Please be noted that the password, date, time, user default profile, 1394 GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed. The Clear CMOS Switch has the same function as the Clear CMOS jumper. 47 2. 13 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! SATA2_3 Serial ATA3 Connectors SATA3_A2 (SATA3_A1_A2: see p. 14, No. 14) SATA3_A1 SATA2_2 Serial ATA2 Connectors (SATA2_2_3: see p. 14, No. 16) These four Serial ATA2 (SATA2) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA2 interface allows up to 3. 0 Gb/s data transfer rate. These six Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6. 0 Gb/s data transfer rate. If the eSATA3 port on the rear I/O has been connected, the internal SATA3_A4 will not function. Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard disk or the SATA2 / SATA3 connector on this motherboard. Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive. PWRBTN (Power Switch): Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch. RESET (Reset Switch): Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart. PLED (System Power LED): Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the 50 system is in S1/S3 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered off (S5). HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED): Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data. The front panel design may differ by chassis. [. . . ] Insert your Windows® VistaTM 64-bit / 7 64-bit installation disc to the optical drive. Press <F11> to launch boot menu at system POST and choose the item “UEFI:xxx“ to boot. When you see “Where do you want to install Windows?” page, please click “Load Driver”. D. Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port; select “Browse” to find the RAID driver. [. . . ]