ASRock FM2A75M-ITX: 3. BIOS Information

Using SATA3 HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage

Conguration.

B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [IDE].

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STEP 2: Install Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on

your system.

Using SATA3 HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI mode)

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage

Conguration.

B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [AHCI].

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STEP 2: Install Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit OS on

your system.

3. BIOS Information

The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility. When you start up

the computer, please press <F2> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST)

to enter BIOS Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you

wish to enter BIOS Setup after POST, please restart the system by pressing <Ctl>

+ <Alt> + <Delete>, or pressing the reset button on the system chassis. The BIOS

Setup program is designed to be user-friendly. It is a menu-driven program, which

allows you to scroll through its various sub-menus and to select among the prede-

termined choices. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to the

User Manual (PDF le) contained in the Support CD.

4. Software Support CD information

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This motherboard supports various Microsoft

Windows

operating systems: 8 /

English

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8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

/ Vista

64-bit. The Support CD that came with the

motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that will enhance moth-

erboard features. To begin using the Support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM

drive. It will display the Main Menu automatically if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your

computer. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double-click

on the le “ASSETUP.EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the

menus.

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