Asus Drive Xpert - Asus P8Z77 WS User Manual

3.8.4.

ASUS Drive Xpert

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Drive Xpert Mode [Normal Mode]
[Normal Mode]
[Super Speed]
[EZ Backup]
When using only one hard disk in Normal Mode, connect the hard disk to the SATA6G_E1
connector on the motherboard.
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Drive Xpert Device(s) List:
SATA 6G E1 (Blue) / SATA 6G E2 (Blue)
Press <Enter> to display the information of the hard disks which are connected to the
SATA6G_E1 and SATA6G_E2 connectors on the motherboard.
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Before using the Drive Xpert function, ensure that you have connected the SATA
signal cables and installed SATA hard disk drives to the SATA6G_E1 and SATA6G_E2
connectors.
You can only make one Drive Xpert change a time before you save BIOS settings and
restart the computer.
Allows you to use the SATA6G_E1 and SATA6G_E2 connectors as normal
SATA connectors.
Allows you to use the Super Speed function that combines two hard drives
as one single drive partition.
Allows you to use the EZ Backup function that copies and maintains an
identical image of data from the SATA6G_E1 drive to the SATA6G_E2
drive.
All original data of the two hard drives will be erased for Super Speed setup.
All original data of the SATA6G_E2 hard disk will be erased for EZ Backup setup.
Chapter 3: BIOS setup