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Chapter 2 – Asus P5Q PRO TURBO User Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

Chapter 2

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Sil5723 Serial ATA connectors

(7-pin SATA_E1 [orange, port 0], SATA_E2 [white, port 1])
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives.

If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a

EZ Backup or a Super

Speed configuration with the Drive Xpert Technology through the onboard Silicon

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Sil5723 controller.

The SATA_E1 (orange, port 0) and SATA_E2 (white, port 1) ports are for SATA hard

drives only. ATAPI device is not supported.

Before using the Drive Xpert function, ensure that you have connected the SATA signal

cables and installed SATA hard disk drives.

Drive Xpert function is available only when the hard disk drives connected to SATA_E1

(orange, port 0) and SATA_E2 (white, port 1) are set as data drives.

When using one hard disk in

Normal Mode, connect the hard disk to the SATA_E1

(orange, port 0) connector on the motherboard.

Use the Drive Xpert utility to see both the status of the devices connected to

the SATA_E1 (orange, port 0) and SATA_E2 (white, port 1) connectors on the

motherboard. In the BIOS

Main menu and the Device Manager in OS, only the device

connected to the SATA_E1 connector (orange, port 0) can be detected.

Clear all previous partitions in the hard disks before you proceed with any mode

changes.

Refer to

4.3.7 ASUS Drive Xpert for detailed application instructions.

Before using the Drive Xpert function, ensure that you have back up all your data in your

hard disks.

EZ Backup erases all original data/partitions in the hard disk connected to the

SATA_E2 (white, port 1) connector on the motherboard.

Super Speed erases all original data/partitions in both hard disks.