Asus P8Z68-M PRO User Manual page 42

5. Intel Z68 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [gray])
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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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6. ASMedia Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_E1 [navy blue])
This connector connects to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s
signal cables.
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• The SATA6G_E1 (navy blue) connector is for data drives only. ATAPI device is not
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Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel
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SATA6G_1
SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors
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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 2.5.4 SATA Configuration for
details.
When using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to
section 2.5.4 SATA Configuration for details.
You must install Windows
Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if
you are using Windows
SATA6G_E1
SATA 6.0 Gb/s connector
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XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using Serial ATA.
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supported.
SATA6G_2
XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using
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XP SP3 or later versions.
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Chapter 1: Product introduction
Z68
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