Asus Crosshair V Formula/ThunderBolt - Manual (Page 49)

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2.2.8. Internal.connectors
1.. AMD SB950 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6) AMD.SB950.Serial.ATA.connectors.(7-pin.SATA6G_1-6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives and optical disc drives.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5,
and 10 configuration with the onboard AMD ® SB950 RAID controllers.
• These connectors are set to AHCI mode by default. In AHCI 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.Port1-4 item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section 3.5.3.Storage.
Configuration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the
manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
• You must install Windows ® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using
Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if
you are using Windows ® XP SP2 or later versions.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA.Port1-4 in the BIOS to [AHCI].
See section 3.5.3 Storage Configuration for details.
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