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3.
Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives.
Z7S WS
Z7S WS SATA connectors
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SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Make sure
to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before
connecting devices to SATA 5-6 connectors. Otherwise, the devices will not
work.
•
When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary
(boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1 connector. Refer to the table below for
the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.
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These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default. In Standard
IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard drives to these
connectors. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these
connectors, set the Configure SATA as item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See
section 4.3.6 Storage Configuration for details.
•
Before creating a RAID set, refer to 5.4.3 Intel RAID configurations or the
manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
Connector
SATA 1
SATA 2
SATA 3
SATA 4
Connect the right-angle side
of SATA signal cable to SATA
device. Or you may connect the
right-angle side of SATA cable to
the onboard SATA port to avoid
mechanical conflict with huge
graphics cards.
ASUS Z7S WS
®
Color
Red
Red
Red
Red
SATA2
SATA3
SATA6
Setting
Primary Master
Secondary Master
Primary Slave
Secondary Slave
right angle side
SATA1
SATA4
SATA5
Use
Boot disk
Boot/Data disk
Data disk
Data disk
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