IntelSmartConnectSetupGuide

Systemrequirements
1.Confirmwhetheryourmotherboardsupportsthisfeature.FortheH61seriesmotherboards,
please refer to the webpage below (Update the motherboards BIOS to the latest version):
http://www.asrock.com/news/events/2012H61/
2.Windows732bitor64bitoperatingsystem.
3. Set the SATA mode to AHCI. If Windows 7 is already installed under IDE mode, directly
changingtheSATAmodetoAHCImaycauseWindows7tocrashwhilebooting,pleasereferhere
toswitchtoAHCImode.
4. Download ASRock Smart Connect utility on ASRocks official website. For example, 1.0.6
version: http://download.asrock.com/utility/Intel/SmartConnect(v1.0.6).zip
5. Download Intel Smart Connect driver on ASRocks official website. For example, 2.0.1083.0
version:
http://download.asrock.com/drivers/Intel/SATA/SmartConnect_Win764_Win7(v2.0.1083.0).zip

Setup
InstallingandconfiguringIntelSmartConnectdriver
1.InstallIntelSmartConnectdriver.Followtheinstructionstocompletetheinstallation.

2.Restartyourcomputerwhenpromptedaftertheinstallation.

3.ExecuteIntelSmartConnectTechnologyConfigurationfromWindowsStart>AllPrograms>
IntelandclicktheEnableUpdatingbutton.

4.Dragtheicontoconfigurethetime.Whenthesystemisinsleepstate,itwillconnecttothe
internetandrefreshupdatesinintervalsbasedonyoursettings.

InstallingandconfiguringASRockSmartConnectutility
1.RunASRockSmartConnectSetup.Followtheinstructionstocompletetheinstallation.

2.ExecuteASRockSmartConnectfromyourdesktoporgotoWindowsStart>AllPrograms>
ASRockUtility.

3.ClicktheAddbutton.TakeFoxmailasanexample,addFoxmailtotheApplicationlist.

4. Select Foxmail from the Application List, then click the arrow pointing right to add this
applicationtotheSmartConnectList.

5.ClickApplytoenableSmartConnect.

ExperiencingSmartConnect
1.Keeptheapplicationswhichyouwishtoconnecttotheinternetandreceiveupdateswhilethe
systemisinsleepstaterunning.Foxmailforinstance,keepFoxmailrunning.

2.ClickonWindowsStart>thearrownexttoShutdown,andclickonSleep.

3.Windowssystemwillentersleepstate.

4.Thesystemwillwakeupfromsleepstateperiodically,andthenstartstoupdateFoxmail.The
screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage.
Afterwards,thesystemwillautomaticallyreturntosleepstateagain.

5.Uponwakingupthesystem,youwillfindthenewmailthatweresenttoyouduringsleepstate
arealreadyupdatedandreadytobereadinFoxmail.

Appendix:HowtoturnanIDEmodeWindows7intoAHCImode
Note:Therearecertainrisks.Pleasebackupanyimportantdatabeforeoperatingtoavoidloss.
1.PressWin+RsimultaneouslyinWindows7,typeRegeditintothewordboxthenclickOK.

2. Enter into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\msahci in Windows

RegistryEditor.DoubleclickonthevalueStartandchangethevaluefrom3into0.ClickonOK.

3.ExittheRegistryEditorwindowandrestartthecomputer.

4.PressF2toenterBIOS,thengotoAdvanced>StorageConfigurationandchangeSATAMode
toAHCI.PressF10tosavechangesandexit.

5.EnterWindows7.WindowswilldiscoverthenewdeviceandinstallAHCIdriversautomatically.