9 internal connectors – Asus Rampage III Black Edition User Manual

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2.2.9

Internal connectors

1. Marvell

Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_E1/2 [gray])

These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial

ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables.

• These connectors are set to [AHCI Mode] by default.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set Onboard SATA6G Controller in

the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section 3.5.3 Onboard Devices

Configuration for details.

• You must install Windows

XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using

Serial ATA hard disk drives.

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