Asus P8H77-M Manual page 43

3. Intel H77 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~2 [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.
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• 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].
Refer to section 3.5.3 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, set the SATA Mode Selection in the BIOS to [AHCI]. Refer to section
3.5.3 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
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Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel
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SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
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XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial
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XP SP3 or later versions.
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