Asus M3A78-T - Manual (Page 49)

ASUS M3A78-T 2-25
3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
and optical disk drives.
If you install Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1,
and RAID 10 configuration through the onboard controller.
Connect the right-angle side of SATA signal
cable to SATA device. Or you may connect
the right-angle side of SATA cable to the
onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical
conflict with huge graphics cards.
right angle side
Important note on Serial ATA
Install the Windows
® XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA.
• For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and
RAID 10, refer to the RAID manual in the support DVD.
• If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set
the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID].