Asus F2A55-M/CSM User Manual page 41

8. AMD A55 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~6 [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, and 0+1(10)
configurations through the onboard AMDl
F2A55-M
F2A55-M SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
• 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 2.5.2 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 2.5.2 SATA Configuration for details.
ASUS F2A55-M
A55 chipset.
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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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