Asus P8H77-M Manual page 42

2. Intel H77 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~2 [gray])
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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.
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• These connectors are set to [AHCI] by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual
• When using NCQ, set the SATA Mode Selection in the BIOS to [AHCI]. Refer to section
• You must install Windows
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Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel
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SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors
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set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to [RAID].
Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.
bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.
ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using
Windows XP SP3 or later versions.
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XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial
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