Asus P8Q77-M/CSM User Manual page 37

8. Intel Q77 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~4 [blue])
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These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical 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 0+1(10)
configurations with the Intel
Q77 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].
See section 2.5.5 SATA Configuration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to the RAID Supplementary Guide included in the
folder named Manual in the support DVD.
• You must install Windows
hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10) is available only if
you are using Windows
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to
[AHCI]. See section 2.5.4 SATA Configuration for details.
9. Speaker connector (4-pin SPEAKER)
The 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The speaker
allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.
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P8Q77-M Speaker out connector
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Matrix 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 version before using Serial ATA
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XP SP3 or later version.
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SPEAKER
PIN 1
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