Post Status Checker; Serial Ata (Sata) / Serial Ata2 (Sata2) Hard Disks Installation; Serial Ata3 (Sata3) Hard Disks Installation - ASROCK Z77 OC Formula User Manual

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2.15 Post Status Checker (PSC)

Post Status Checker (PSC) diagnoses the computer when users power on the ma-

chine. It emits a red light to indicate whether the CPU, memory, VGA or storage is

dysfunctional. The lights go off if the four mentioned above are functioning normally.

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. It

also adopts Marvell SE9172 chipsets which support Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks

and RAID (RAID 0 and RAID 1) for SATA3_M0 to SATA3_M3 connectors. You may

install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This sec-

tion 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.

Z77 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial

Z77 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard

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