Asus P8Q67-M DO/TPM - Manual (Page 25)

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7. Intel ® Q67 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA1/2 [gray])
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0
Gb/s signal cables.
• These connectors are set to [IDE Mode] by default. In 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 SATA Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID Mode].
See section 2.5.5 SATA Configuration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to the RAID Supplementary Guide included in the
folder named Manual in the support DVD.
• You must install Windows ® XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using Serial ATA
hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10) is available only if
you are using Windows ® XP SP3 or later version.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode].
See section 2.5.5 SATA Configuration for details.
P8Q67-M DO/USB3
P8Q67-M DO/USB3 SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors
SATA1 SATA2
GN
D
RSATA_RXN
1
RSATA_RXP
1
GN
D
RSATA_TXN
1
RSATA_TXP
1
GN
D
GN
D
RSATA_RXN
2
RSATA_RXP
2
GN
D
RSATA_TXN
2
RSATA_TXP
2
GN
D
8. Intel ® Q67 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3~6 [blue])
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical drives via
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 0+1(10)
configurations with the Intel ® Matrix Storage Technology through the onboard Intel ®
Q67 chipset.
P8Q67-M DO/USB3
P8Q67-M DO/USB3 SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
GN
D
RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3
GN
D
RSATA_RXP
3
RSATA_RXN3
GN
D
SATA3
SATA5
SATA4
SATA6
GN
D
RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 GN
D
RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GN
D
GN
D
RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4
GN
D
RSATA_RXP
4
RSATA_RXN4
GN
D
GN
D
RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_RXP6 GN
D
RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GN
D