Asus P6TD Deluxe - Manual (Page 58)

2. ICH10R Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA 1-6 [red])
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives and optical disc drives.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5,
and 10 configuration with the Intel ® Matrix Storage Technology through the
onboard Intel ® ICH10R RAID controller.
• These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default. In Standard
IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk drives to these
connectors. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these
connectors, set the Configure SATA as item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See
section 3.3.5 Storage Configuration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or
the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
• You must install the Windows ® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before
using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available
only if you are using Windows ® XP SP2 or later versions.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Configure SATA as in the BIOS to
[AHCI]. See section 3.3.5 Storage Configuration for details.
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