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2.8.2
Internal connectors
1. Intel
®
P55 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA 1-6 [gray])
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
1� configuration with the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Technology through the onboard
Intel
®
P55 chipset.
• These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default. In Standard
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 Configure SATA as item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See
section 3.4.5 Storage Configuration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.5 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 NC�, set the Configure SATA as in the BIOS to
[AHCI]. See section 3.4.5 Storage Configuration for details.
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