Asus P5E3 WS PRO User Manual page 54

4. Marvell
EXT_SATA1-2)
These connectors are for Serial ATA signal cables that support Serial ATA
hard disk drives. To configure RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10, install an
internal Serial ATA hard disk drive to one of these connectors and an external
Serial ATA drive to one of the external SATA ports.
P5E3 WS Professional EXT_SATA connectors
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Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks, make sure that you
have connected the Serial ATA signal cables and installed Serial ATA hard disk
drives; otherwise, you cannot enter the Marvell RAID utility and SATA BIOS
setup during POST.
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88SE6145 Serial ATA RAID connectors [black] (7-pin
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P5E3 WS PRO
Please install the Marvell
ATA RAID connectors (EXT_SATA1-2). Refer to 5.2.4 Make Disk menu for
details.
If you intend to create a RAID configuration using one of the Marvell
ATA RAID connectors and one of the external SATA ports, it is strongly
recommended to install the OS on the internal hard disk drive and use the
external hard disk drive as a data disk.
EXT_SATA2 EXT_SATA1
Controller driver before using the black Serial
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Chapter 2: Hardware information
Serial
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