Internal Connectors - Asus A88X PRO User Manual

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Internal connectors

1. Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~6)
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0
Gb/s signal cables.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10
configuration through the onboard AMD
A88X-PRO
A88X-PRO SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors
• These connectors are set to [AHCI] by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID
set using these connectors, set the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID].
Refer to section 3.5.2 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 NCQ, set the OnChip SATA Type in the BIOS to [AHCI]. Refer to section
3.5.2 SATA Configuration for details.
• You must install Windows
hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using Windows
® XP SP3 or later versions.
ASUS A88X-PRO
A88X chipset.
®
® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA
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