Asus SABERTOOTH X79 - Manual (Page 97)

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Chapter 3
3.8.4 ASUS Drive Xpert
• Before using the Drive Xpert function, ensure that you have connected the SATA
signal cables and installed SATA hard disk drives to the SATA6G_E1 and SATA6G_E2
connectors.
• You can only make one Drive Xpert change a time before you save BIOS settings and
restart the computer.
Drive Xpert Mode
[Normal Mode] Allows you to use the SATA6G_E1 and SATA6G_E2 connectors as normal
SATA connectors.
[Super Speed] Allows you to use the Super Speed function that combines two hard drives
as one single drive partition.
[EZ Backup] Allows you to use the EZ Backup function that copies and maintains an
identical image of data from the SATA6G_E1 drive to the SATA6G_E2
drive.
When using only one hard disk in Normal Mode, connect the hard disk to the SATA6G_E1
connector on the motherboard.
• All original data of the two hard drives will be erased for Super Speed setup.
• All original data of the SATA6G_E2 hard disk will be erased for EZ Backup setup.
Drive Xpert Device(s) List:
SATA 6G E1 (Gray white) / SATA 6G E2 (Gray white)
Press to display the information of the hard disks which are connected to the
SATA6G_E1 and SATA6G_E2 connectors on the motherboard.