Internal Connectors - Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 User Manual

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Internal connectors

1. Intel Z77 Serial ATA 6Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [brown])
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These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6Gb/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.
• 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 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.
Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual
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bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode].
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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
ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77
Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel
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® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial
® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions.
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