Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H User Manual page 24

6) SATA3 0/1 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z77/H77 Chipset)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA
1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. (Please use the included SATA
6Gb/s cable). The SATA3 0/1 connectors support RAID 0 and RAID 1. RAID 5 and RAID 10 can be im-
plemented on the two connectors with the "SATA2 2/3/4/5" and mSATA connectors
5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array.
7) SATA2 2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z77/H77 Chipset)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard.
Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. (Please use the included SATA 3Gb/s cable). The
Intel Z77/H77 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring
SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array.
A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives. If more than two hard
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drives are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number.
A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives. (The total number of hard drives
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does not have to be an even number.)
A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives.
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(Note) When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s channels, the system perfor-
mance of the RAID set may vary depending on the devices being connected.
Hardware Installation
SATA3
7
7
SATA2
7
1
7
1
PORT
DEBUG
PORT
DEBUG
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(Note)
Pin No. Definition
1
2
3
1
1
0 4
1
5
6
7
DEBUG
PORT
DEBUG
PORT
Pin No. Definition
1
1
2
2
7
3
3
4
4
5
5
1
6
7
7
GND
TXP
TXN
GND
RXN
RXP
GND
GND
TXP
TXN
GND
RXN
RXP
GND