MSI X48 Platinum Series Manual page 27

Serial ATA Connector: SATA1_2/ SATA3_4/ SATA7/ SATA8
This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA interface port. Each connector can connect
to one Serial ATA device.
SATA1_2 & SATA3_4 stack connectors
are supported by ICH9R
SATA1_2
SATA3_4
SATA8
(Black/Slave)
SATA7 & SATA8 are supported
by Silicon Image 5723
Important
1. Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise,
data loss may occur during transmission.
2. SATA7 & SATA8 support hardware RAID function and they will automati-
cally mirroring under RAID1 mode by default. Please refer to BIOS section
for more information to change the RAID mode.
3. These two connectors (SATA7 & SATA8) must be used together with stor-
age devices for HW Raid function. They can not be used independently.
SATA7
(Red/M aster)
Hardware Setup
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