Asus P8P67 EVO Manual page 40

2. Intel P67 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_3–6 [blue])
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These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical disc
drives via Serial ATA 3.0 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.
• 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 3.5.4 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, please check the SATA Mode in the BIOS is [AHCI Mode]. Refer to
•
section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details.
• You must install Windows
ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using
Windows
2-22
Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel
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® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial
® XP SP3 or later versions.
P67
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Chapter 2: Hardware information