Asus M3A79-T Deluxe - Manual (Page 52)

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4. AMD ® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1–6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
and optical disk drives.
If you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA1
–6 connectors, you can
create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration through the
onboard AMD ® SB750 controller.
These connectors are set to [IDE] by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA
RAID set using these connectors, set the Onchip SATA Type item in the BIOS
to [RAID].
Important note on Serial ATA
Install the Windows
® XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA.
• For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and
RAID 10, refer to the RAID manual in the support DVD.
• If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set
the Onchip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID].