Internal Connectors - Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3 User Manual

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Internal connectors

1. Intel Z68 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [red])
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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
onboard Intel
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Z68 chipset.
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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 3.�.4 SATA Configuration for
details.
Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the
manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI
Mode]. Refer to section 3.�.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
Rapid Storage Technology through the
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XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using
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XP SP2 or later versions.
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