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Chapter 3: Motherboard info
3.4
Connectors
1.
Intel
®
H77 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~4 [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.
• These connectors are set to [IDE] by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID
set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to [RAID].
See section 4.4.3 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 Selection item in the BIOS to
[AHCI]. See section 4.4.3 SATA Configuration for details.
SATA3G_2
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
_R
X
P
2
R
S
A
TA
_R
X
N
2
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
_TX
N
2
R
S
A
TA
_T
X
P
2
G
N
D
SATA3G_1
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
_R
X
P
1
R
S
A
TA
_R
X
N
1
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
_T
X
N
1
R
S
A
TA
_T
X
P
1
G
N
D
SATA3G_4
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
_R
X
P
4
R
S
A
TA
_R
X
N
4
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
_TX
N
4
R
S
A
TA
_T
X
P
4
G
N
D
SATA3G_3
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
_R
X
P
3
R
S
A
TA
_R
X
N
3
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
_T
X
N
3
R
S
A
TA
_T
X
P
3
G
N
D
P8H77-M PRO_DP
P8H77-M PRO_DP Intel
®
SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors