Asus MAXIMUS IV EXTREME-Z User Manual page 63

2. Intel Z68 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors
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(7-pin SATA3G_3–6 [gray])
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical
disc drives via Serial ATA 3.0 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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• These connectors are set to [IDE 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 �.�.4 SATA Configuration for
details.
Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or
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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 �.�.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
ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z
Z68 chipset.
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XP SP3 or later versions.
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Rapid Storage Technology through the
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XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using
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