Asus Z97-K R2.0 User Manual page 26

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3. Intel Z97 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~6)
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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
chipset.
Z97-K R2.0 SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors
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M.2 Socket 3 shares the bandwidth with SATA ports 5 and 6. To ensure that the M.2
PCIe device is working properly, SATA ports 5 and 6 are disabled. See section 2.6.3 PCH
Storage Configuration of this user guide for more details.
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The CPU_FAN connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12 W) fan power.
The CPU_FAN and CHA_FAN connectors support the ASUS FAN Xpert 2+ feature.
The chassis fan connectors support DC and PWM modes. To set these fans to DC or
PWM, go to Advanced Mode > Monitor > Chassis Fan 1/2 Q-Fan Control items in
BIOS.
Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel
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Z97-K R2.0
These connectors are set to [AHCI] by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA
RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to
[RAID]. See section 2.6.3 PCH Storage Configuration for details.
Before creating a RAID set, refer to the RAID Supplementary Guide included in the
folder named Manual in the support DVD.
When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to
[AHCI].
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Z97
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