Asus MAXIMUS V EXTREME Manual page 58

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2. Intel
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
chipset.
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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
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
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Windows XP SP3 or later versions.
for details.
for details.
XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial
Chapter 1: Product introduction
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