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7 internal connectors, Internal connectors -20, Chapter 2 – Asus P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD User Manual

Page 40: Chapter 2: hardware information, Intel, Rapid storage technology through the onboard intel, Z77 chipset, Xp sp3 or later versions

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

Chapter 2

2.2.7

Internal connectors

1.

Intel

®

Z77 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

®

Z77

chipset.

• These connectors are set to [AHCI Mode] by default. If you intend to create a Serial

ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID

Mode]. Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.

Before creating a RAID set, refer to section

4.4 RAID configurations or the manual

bundled in the motherboard support DVD.

• When using NCQ, set the

SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section

3.5.3 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.

P8Z77-I DELUXE

SATA6G_2

G

N

D

R

SATA

_R

XP

2

R

SATA

_R

XN

2

G

N

D

R

SATA_T

X

N

2

R

SATA_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

P8Z77-I DELUXE SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors

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