Asus A88X-PRO - Manual (Page 50)

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Chapter 2
2.2.8 Internal connectors
1. Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~6)
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 through the onboard AMD ® A88X chipset.
• These connectors are set to [AHCI] 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].
Refer to section 3.5.2 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 OnChip SATA Type in the BIOS to [AHCI]. Refer to section
3.5.2 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_1
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXN1
RSATA_RXP1
GND
SATA6G_2
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXN2
RSATA_RXP2
GND
SATA6G_3
GND
RSATA_TXP3
RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXN3
RSATA_RXP3
GND
SATA6G_4
GND
RSATA_TXP4
RSATA_TXN4
GND
RSATA_RXN4
RSATA_RXP4
GND
SATA6G_5
GND
RSATA_TXP5
RSATA_TXN5
GND
RSATA_RXN5
RSATA_RXP5
GND
SATA6G_6
GND
RSATA_TXP6
RSATA_TXN6
GND
RSATA_RXN6
RSATA_RXP6
GND
A88X-PRO
A88X-PRO SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors