Asus MAXIMUS VI EXTREME - Manual (Page 53)

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Chapter 1
1.2.9 Internal connectors
1. Intel ® Z87 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [red])
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 ® Z87
chipset.
• These connectors are set to [ AHCI Mode] by default. If you intend to create a Serial
ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to [ RAID
Mode]. Refer to section 3.6.3 SATA Configuration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 5.1 RAID configurations or the manual
bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
• Native Command Queuing (NCQ) is a protocol allowing hard disk drives to internally
optimize the order in which received read and write commands are executed.
• When using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [ AHCI Mode]. Refer to section
3.6.3 SATA Configuration for details.