Internal Connectors - Asus STRIX X99 Manual

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Internal connectors

1. Intel X99 Serial ATA 6Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_12, SATA6G_34,
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SATA6G_56/SATAEXPRESS, SATA6G_78, SATA6G_910)
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6Gb/s
signal cables.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10
configuration 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 3.6.3 PCH Storage Configuration for details.
Before creating a RAID set, refer to the manual bundled in the motherboard support
DVD.
The SATAEXPRESS connector can support one SATA Express device or two SATA
devices.
Due to chipset behavior, the SATA6G_78 and SATA6G_910 ports do not support
Intel Rapid Storage Technology and RAID configuration.
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