Asus 98Q77-M Computer Hardware User Manual


 
ASUS P8Q77-M1-26
7. Intel
®
Q77 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [gray])
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0
Gb/s signal cables.
These connectors are set to [AHCI] by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID
set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to [RAID].
See section 2.5.5 SATA Conguration for details.
Before creating a RAID set, refer to the RAID Supplementary Guide included in the
folder named Manual in the support DVD.
You must install Windows
®
XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using Serial ATA
hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10) is available only if
you are using Windows
®
XP SP3 or later version.
When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to
[AHCI]. See section 2.5.4 SATA Conguration for details.
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AT
A6G_
2
G
N
D
R
SA
TA_R
XP
2
R
SA
TA_R
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2
G
N
D
R
SATA
_
TX
N
2
R
SATA_T
X
P
2
G
N
D
S
AT
A6G_
1
G
N
D
R
SATA
_
R
XP
1
R
SATA_R
XN
1
G
N
D
R
SA
TA_T
X
N
1
R
SA
TA_T
X
P
1
G
N
D
P8Q77-M
P8Q77-M Intel
®
SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors