Internal Connectors - Asus MAXIMUS V EXTREME Manual

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Internal connectors

1. Intel ®
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0
Gb/s signal cables.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10
chipset.
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
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to section
bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
• When using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section
• You must install Windows
ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using
Windows
ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME
®
Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel
for details.
® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial
® XP SP3 or later versions.
®
for details.
or the manual
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