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Chapter 2: Hardware information

Chapter 2

Marvell

Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA_6G_1/2 [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 Standard IDE mode by default. In Standard IDE mode,

you can connect Serial ATA data hard disk drives to these connectors.

• You must install Windows

XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using Serial ATA

hard disk drives.

• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Marvell Controller item in the BIOS to [AHCI

Mode]. Refer to section 3.6.3 Onboard Devices Configuration for details.