Installation - ASROCK P55 Extreme User Manual

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Installation

Installation Installation
Installation Installation
This motherboard adopts Intel
Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, and
Intel Matrix Storage) functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this
motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the
SATA / SATAII hard disks.
STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.
STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATAII
connector.
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard
disk.
1. If you plan to use RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 or Intel Matrix Storage
function, you need to install at least 2 SATA / SATAII hard disks. If you
plan to use RAID 5 function, you need to install at least 3 SATA / SATAII
hard disks.
2. It is not recommended to switch the "Configure SATAII as" setting
between AHCI, RAID and IDE mode after OS installation.
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