Internal Connectors - Asus X99-A II User Manual

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Internal connectors

1. Intel X99 Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_12, SATA6G_34,
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SATA6G_56/SATAEXPRESS, SATA6G_78, SATA6G_910)
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 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
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 3.6.3 PCH Storage Configuration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to the manual bundled in the motherboard support
DVD.
• The SATAEXPRESS_1 connector can support one SATA Express device or two
SATA devices.
• Due to chipset behavior, the SATA6G_78 and SATA6G_910 ports (black) do not
support Intel
ASUS X99-A II
Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel
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Rapid Storage Technology and RAID configuration.
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