Serial Ata Hard Disk Drive Connection - Asus P5K-E WiFi-AP User Manual

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Serial ATA hard disk drive connection

Connector
SATA1/2/5/6
When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Configure SATA as in the BIOS to
[AHCI]. See section 4.3.6 SATA Configuration for details.
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You must install the Windows
using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10) is available only if you are using Windows
XP or later version.
When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary
(boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1/2/5 connector. Refer to the table below
for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.
SATA3/4
Connect the right-angle side
of SATA signal cable to SATA
device. Or you may connect the
right-angle side of SATA cable to
the onboard SATA port to avoid
mechanical conflict with huge
graphics cards.
XP Service Pack 1 or later version before
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Color Setting
Red Master
Black Slave
right angle side
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Use
Boot disk
Data Disk