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Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1
1.2.8
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 5.1 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/WD
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/WD SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors