Asus M4N78 PRO - Motherboard - ATX User Manual page 32

7. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk and
optical disk drives.
If you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA1/2/3/4/5/6 connectors, you can create
a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and JBOD configuration through the onboard
NVIDIA
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• SATA1–4 connectors are set to [SATA Mode] by default. If you intend to create a Serial
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to the manual bundled in the motherboard support
• SATA 5–6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Make sure to install the
• Due to chipset limitation, when you set any of the SATA ports to RAID mode, all SATA
• You must install the Windows
1-22
GeForce 8300 controller.
ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode select item in the BIOS to
[RAID Mode].
DVD.
AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before connecting devices to
SATA 5–6 connectors. Otherwise, the devices will not work.
ports run at RAID mode simultaneously.
drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0 and RAID 1) is available only if you are
using Windows XP or later version.
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XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA hard disk
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