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Intel
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X79 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_3–6 [blue])
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical disc
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, 5, and 10
coniguration with the Intel
chipset.
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Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel
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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 4.5.5 SATA Coniguration for details.
Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 5.1 RAID conigurations or the manual
bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Refer
to section 4.5.5 SATA Coniguration for details.
You must install Windows
ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using
Windows
XP SP3 or later versions.
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XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial
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Chapter 3: Motherboard information
X79
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