Asus P7P55D-E - Premium Motherboard - ATX User Manual page 52

3. JMicron JMB363 Serial ATA connector (7-pin SATA_E1 [black])
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This connector connects to a Serial ATA hard disk drive or optical disc drive via a Serial
ATA signal cable.
To enable hot-plugging, set the J-Micron Controller item in the BIOS setting to [AHCI
Mode], and then reboot the system. See section 3.6.3 Onboard Device Configuration for
details.
4. Marvell Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA_6G_1/2 [gray])
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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.
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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.
You must install Windows
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hard disk drives.
When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Marvell Controller item in the BIOS to [AHCI
Mode]. Refer to section 3.6.3 Onboard Devices Configuration for details.
XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using Serial ATA
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