Asus K8V User Manual page 34

11. RAID Serial ATA connectors (7-pin PRI_SATA, SEC_SATA)
These Serial ATA connectors support SATA hard disks that you may configure
as a RAID set. Through the onboard Promise
may create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration together with the RAID ATA133
connector. See Chapter 3 for details on RAID configuration.
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K8V SATA RAID Connectors
Important notes on Serial ATA solution:
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12. Digital Audio connector (6-1 pin SPDIF_OUT)
This connector is for the S/PDIF audio module to allow digital sound output.
Connect one end of the S/PDIF audio cable to this connector and the other
end to the S/PDIF module.
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K8V Digital Audio Connector
The S/PDIF out module is purchased separately.
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The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible allowing easier 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 in
this motherboard.
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Install Windows XP Service Pack 1 when using Serial ATA.
Refer to sections "3.4 VIA RAID Configurations" or "3.5 Promise
Configurations" for details on SATA RAID configuration.
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PDC20376 RAID controller, you
SEC_SATA
PRI_SATA
SPDIF_OUT
Chapter 1: Product introduction
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RAID