Asus P8H77-V - Manual (Page 43)

1.8.2 Internal connectors
1. Intel ® H77 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [gray])
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0
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 ® H77
chipset.
• These connectors are set to [AHCI] 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]. Refer to section 2.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to the manual bundled in the motherboard support
DVD.
• When using NCQ, set the SATA Mode Selection in the BIOS to [AHCI]. Refer to
section 2.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.
• You must install Windows ® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial
ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using
Windows ® XP SP3 or later versions.
SATA6G_2
G
N
D
R
SATA
_R
XP
2
R
SATA
_R
XN
2
G
N
D
R
SA
TA_T
X
N
2
R
SA
TA_T
X
P
2
G
N
D
SATA6G_1
G
N
D
R
SATA
_R
XP
1
R
SATA
_R
XN
1
G
N
D
R
SATA_T
X
N
1
R
SATA_T
X
P
1
G
N
D
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