ASROCK 970 Pro User Manual (English)

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2.92.9

2.9

Hot Plug and Hot Swap FHot Plug and Hot Swap F

Hot Plug and Hot Swap F

unctions for SAunctions for SA

unctions for SA

A / SAA / SA

A / SA

AIIAII

AII

HDDsHDDs

HDDs

This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII Devices

in RAID / AHCI mode. AMD SB710 south bridge chipset provides hardware support for

Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host

controllers developed thru a joint industry effort. AHCI also provides usability enhancements

such as Hot Plug.

NOTE

What is Hot Plug Function?

If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called

“Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII 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 / SATAII HDD.

What is Hot Swap Function?

If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID 1 then it is called “Hot Swap” for

the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the system

is still power-on and in working condition.

2.82.8

2.8

Serial ASerial A

Serial A

A (SAA (SA

A (SA

A) / Serial AA) / Serial A

A) / Serial A

AII (SAAII (SA

AII (SA

AII) Hard DisksAII) Hard Disks

AII) Hard Disks

InstallationInstallation

Installation

This motherboard adopts AMD SB710 south bridge chipset that supports Serial

ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10

and JBOD) functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this

motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the

SATA / SATAII hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII

connector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard

disk.

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ASROCK 970 Pro Specifications

General

Socket	AM3+
Chipset	AMD 970
Form Factor	ATX
Maximum Memory	32GB
PCI Express x16	2
PCI Express x1	2
PCI Slots	2
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC892
Audio	7.1 CH HD Audio
LAN	Realtek RTL8111E
Memory Slots	4
Memory Standard	DDR3 2100(OC)
SATA 6Gb/s	6
RAID Support	RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10
USB 2.0 Ports	8 x USB 2.0 (4 rear, 4 front)
USB 3.0 Ports	2