Internal Connectors - Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA User Manual

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Internal connectors

1. SATA 6Gb/s connector
The SATA 6Gb/s connector allows you to connect SATA devices such as optical disc
drives and hard disk drives via a SATA cable.
If you installed SATA storage devices, you can create a RAID 0, 1, and 10 configuration
through the onboard AMD X570 chipset.
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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].
Before creating a RAID set, refer to the RAID Configuration Guide. You can
download the RAID Configuration Guide from the ASUS website.
Chapter 1: Product Introduction