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I/O Connectors
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors
Features
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6 Serial ATA ports
- 6 SATA 3.0 ports with data transfer rate up to 6Gb/s (SATA 0 to SATA 5).
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Integrated Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) controller
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Supports RAID 0/1/5/10
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Supports Intel
®
Smart Response Technology
The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices. Connect one end of the Se-
rial ATA cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
Chapter 2
BIOS Setting
Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Advanced menu ("SATA Configuration" submenu) of the
BIOS. Refer to the chapter 3 for more information.
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SATA 1
SATA 0
SATA 3
SATA 2
SATA 5
SATA 4
SATA 3.0 6Gb/s
(SATA port 5 provides adequate
space for SATA DOM.)
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Note:
Some 3rd party SATA Gen 2 speed device controllers used on the system board paired
with the Intel
8 series chipset are intermittently detected. Before using SSD devices
®
or mSATA SSD devices, please check whether the device and the cable which are
used on the system board conform to Intel's official regulations.
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