Asus M5A97 R2.0 User Manual page 37

4. Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G 1~6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables for Serial ATA hard
disk drives and optical disc drives. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you
can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, or JBOD configuration through the
onboard controller.
M5A97 R2.0
M5A97 R2.0 SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors
• 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 5.1 RAID configurations or the manual
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bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
• When using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [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
• When creating a RAID set, set the SATA_5-6 connectors to [IDE Mode] to
ensure that the system recognizes your ODD device.
M5A97 R2.0
SATA6G_2
SATA6G_1
XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial
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XP SP3 or later versions.
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SATA6G_6
SATA6G_5
SATA6G_4
SATA6G_3
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