Asus SABERTOOTH P67 User Manual page 34

2. Intel P67 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_3–6 [black])
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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
chipset.
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These connectors are set to [AHCI 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 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details.
Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or 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 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details.
You must install Windows ®
ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using
Windows XP Service Pack 3 or later versions.
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XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial
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