Internal Connectors - Asus M5A97 EVO User Manual

2.2.8

Internal connectors

1. AMD SB950 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [gray])
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These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0
Gb/s signal cables.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10
configuration through the onboard AMD
• 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 NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. 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
2-22
® SB950 chipset.
® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial
XP SP3 or later versions.
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