Will this work right out of the box? I mean, can I plug it in, and boot straight to the BIOS without even installing drivers or anything in Windows?
1238652
There is a disk to help put on software, but it goes really fast and simple. And then never needed again. And it doesn't interfere with anything.
1238653
you will have to download the driver from the internet [for the latest] or use the included cd rom... its not difficult. standard install. i had no problem...
1238654
I had to install drivers from the startech site, but once that was done it was good to go,
1238655
It did not work without installing drivers, however the CD with the drivers comes with the product.
1238656
No. You have to install the driver disk. Even after installng the disk I was still unable to get it to work with my computer/monitor.
1699254
If you install your CPU whatever model you have. It should allow you to at least boot into the BIOS so you can flash it then.
1118884
It will load and work right out of the box. i installed the FX8350 8 core pile driver and it worked. could not get a windows score thou so updated the bios to the new 2.0 and it worked. the new 2.0 bios is great it adds things to the board that are really nice. it's easy, just went to ASRock site and loaded the windows version for the new bios for this board. This is one of the best M.B. i have ever used. this thing is rock solid i hope this information helps you Ricardo. good luck with the new board.
2213861
not sure of the version still on the box, it has a UEFI dual BIOS and i think you can download some BIOS updates if that's your concern.
1353566
Yes it will boot to it. Just remember to set it as your boot drive in bios. You can also select it at boot up. Some motherboards it's the F12 key to choose which drive to boot from.
1453422
Should not be an issue as long as your graphics card / chip is fully supported on Windows 8. I've booted mine into various OS's including Win7, XP, Linux, and used it for POST (first BIOS screen) without an issue. The magic is handled by the graphics engine onboard your chip.
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I can tell you that I have AN AMD 9370 that works great with this mobo, I did however do a bios update awhile ago so I'm not sure if it'll work out of the box. updating bios can be done in bios itself when you have an Ethernet connection to the motherboard.
739464
It does not require drivers... Just plug it in,boot w8.1, and make sure to ENABLE the drive (google it. It is important)
1076685
I used existing hardware and just swapped out the old for the new. It was basically plug and play. Just need to update the driver from Intel
1867046
I just checked my e-manual and it appears to be possible, go to BIOS, go to boot devices, and set it for that. if you send me your email I'll send you a pdf of the manual.
152371
Nope. Msi has a separate bios for Win7 though. I go back and forth all of the time. Just be sure to flash the proper BIOS before installing. You can do this from inside of the BIOS. With that said, for 4.99, you can get start8 which makes it work almost exactly like Win7 with better support for the latest technology (usb3, ssd, etc.)
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Yes. I have an ASUS M5A990FX EVO mobo, w/ FX-8350 win7, and A LOT of problems with boot up. It does get hung up during POST and the MOBO light comes on for boot up check error. I have to tinker with the restart process for a few times for the system to detect the SSD. Only had this for 3 days now and trying to see if there is a work around in the BIOS. Otherwise when it does come on and get recognized, Win7 boots up in less that 15 secs.
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I find it a little tricky to get into the bios to change the boot order. I may take me 3 or 4 tries. When you get the Zotac logo on booting press and hold the F11 key. I am using a KVM switch which may be why I have some issues. I don't have screen shots to share or even remember much of how I did it.
1072662
Offcourse but you might have to update your motherboards bios. 90% of the time you just plug it in and itll work.
92805
Indeed it does, without any issues or driver installs. Works right out of the box.
780823
Yes, but you really need to know what you're doing as far as drivers go to get everything set up properly. I have mine running Windows 7. It can be done, it just takes a little extra work. Also, you need to disable secure-boot from within the bios before you begin anything at all
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Hey Roger... to answer that question accurately 2 things are needed 1) complete description of your system specs.. specially your operating system 2) someone qualified enough to interpret them. As far as i can confortably say... i git a pretty new Windows 8 laptop.. i only had to plug it.. and that's it... in this day in age no one would make a device that would require you to mess around with the bios.. of course provided your computer.. is not old as dirt.... Roger. This has worked so well so far that i d say. Buy it , try it if it does not work. Return it.