Asus P8H77-V - Manual (Page 37)

ASUS P8H77-V 2-19
Chapter 2
2.2.8 Internal connectors
1. Intel ® H77 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [gray])
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0
Gb/s signal cables.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10
configuration with the Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel ® H77
chipset.
• These connectors are set to [IDE] by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID
set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to [RAID].
Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual
bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
• When using NCQ, set the SATA Mode Selection in the BIOS to [AHCI]. Refer to
section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.
• You must install Windows ® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial
ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using
Windows ® XP SP3 or later versions.
SATA6G_2
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SATA
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2
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SATA
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2
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TA_T
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2
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N
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SATA6G_1
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N
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R
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XP
1
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SATA
_R
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1
G
N
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R
SATA_T
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N
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P8H77-V Intel ® SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors