Installation; Hot Plug Function For Sata / Sataii Hdds - ASROCK P43C-ME User Manual

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P43c-ME adopts Intel ICH10 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA
®
(SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks
on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to
install the SATA / SATAII hard disks.
STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.
STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATAII
connector.
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard
disk.
It is not recommended to switch the "Configure SATAII as" setting after
OS installation.
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P43C-ME supports Hot Plug function for SATA / SATAII Devices in AHCI mode.
Intel ICH10 south bridge chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host
®
controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers
developed thru a joint industry effort.
NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called
"Hot Plug" for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs
while the system is still power-on and in working condition.
However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been
installed into the SATA / SATAII HDD.
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