Internal Connectors - Asus Maximus V Formula Manual

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Internal connectors

1. Intel Z77 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [red])
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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
configuration with the Intel
chipset.
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Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel
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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 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.
Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 5.1 RAID configurations or the manual
bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
When using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section
3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.
You must install Windows
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ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using
Windows XP SP3 or later versions.
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XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial
Chapter 1: Product introduction
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