Asus P6TD - Deluxe Motherboard - ATX User Manual page 58

2. ICH10R Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA 1-6 [red])
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives and optical disc drives.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5,
and 10 configuration with the Intel
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These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default. In Standard
IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk drives to these
connectors. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these
connectors, set the Configure SATA as item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See
section 3.3.5 Storage Configuration for details.
Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or
the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
You must install the Windows
using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available
only if you are using Windows
When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Configure SATA as in the BIOS to
[AHCI]. See section 3.3.5 Storage Configuration for details.
Matrix Storage Technology through the
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XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before
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XP SP2 or later versions.
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