Asus A8V Deluxe User Manual page 46

4. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)
These connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for primary
internal storage devices. The current Serial ATA interface allows up to
150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with
133 MB/s (UltraDMA133).
You can configure a RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD set using these
connectors.
A8V
A8V Deluxe SATA Connectors
Important notes on Serial ATA solution:
• The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible, allowing easier
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routing inside the chassis. The lower pin count of the Serial ATA
cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide, flat ribbon cables
of the Parallel ATA interface.
Hot plug support for Serial ATA drive and connections is not
available on this motherboard.
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Install Windows XP Service Pack 1 when using Serial ATA drives.
Refer to section "5.6.3 VIA RAID configurations" for details on
SATA RAID configuration.
SATA2
SATA1
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