Asus P8H61-I R2.0 User Manual page 29

4. Intel H61 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1/2/3/4 [blue])
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These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical drives via
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables.
P8H61-I R2.0 SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
• You must install Windows
hard disk drives.
• Due to H61 Chipset limitations, AHCI Mode only works on Windows
7. Please use IDE Mode on Windows
• [IDE] is the default SATA type. Under Windows
SATA type.
• To configure the SATA type in BIOS, click Advanced Mode > Advanced tab > SATA
Configuration > SATA Mode Selection.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ on Windows
Selection item in the BIOS to [AHCI]. See section 2.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.
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SATA3G_1
SATA3G_2
SATA3G_3
SATA3G_4
XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA
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XP.
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Vista / Windows
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Vista / Windows
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XP, there is no need to change the
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7, set the SATA Mode
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Chapter 1: Product introduction
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