Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA - Manual (Page 56)

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Chapter 1
1.2.8 Internal connectors
1. Intel ® Z87 Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [red])
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 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.
• When using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section
3.6.3 SATA Configuration for details.
SATA 6 Gb/s port 5 will be disabled when M.2 slot on mPCIe Combo II is in use.