Asus MAXIMUS V FORMULA Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1
1.2.9 Internal connectors
1. Intel
®
Z77 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [red])
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
conguration with the Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel
®
Z77
chipset.
These connectors are set to [AHCI Mode] by default. If you intend to create a Serial
ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID
Mode]. Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Conguration for details.
Before creating a RAID set, refer to section
5.1 RAID congurations or the manual
bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
When using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [
AHCI Mode]. Refer to section
3.5.3 SATA Conguration for details.
You must install Windows
®
XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial
ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using
Windows
®
XP SP3 or later versions.