Serial Ata (Sata) / Serial Ata2 (Sata2) Hard Disks Installation; Serial Ata3 (Sata3) Hard Disks Installation - ASROCK Z77 WS User Manual

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2.15 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks

Installation

This motherboard adopts Intel

ATA2 (SATA2) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid

Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology) functions. You may install SATA /

SATA2 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will

guide you to install the SATA / SATA2 hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATA2 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATA2 hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATA2 con-

nector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATA2 hard

disk.

This motherboard adopts Intel

disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel

Smart Response Technology) functions for SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 connectors.

ASMedia ASM1061 chipset supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks for

SATA3_A1, SATA3_A2, SATA3_A3 and SATA3_A4 connectors. You may install

SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will

guide you to install the SATA3 hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATA3 con-

nector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk.

Please be noted that SATA3_A1, SATA3_A2, SATA3_A3 and SATA3_A4 do

not support RAID function. If you want to use RAID function on SATA3 con-

nectors, please use SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 connectors.

Z77 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial

Z77 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard

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