Asus P5Q-EM Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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Connect the right-angle side of SATA
signal cable to SATA device. Or you may
connect the right-angle side of SATA
cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid
mechanical conict with huge graphics
cards.
These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default. In Standard
IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk drives to these
connectors. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these
connectors, set the Congure SATA as item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See
section 2.3.5 Storage Conguration for details.
Before creating a RAID set, refer to the manual bundled in the motherboard
support DVD.
You must install the Windows
®
XP/Vista Service Pack 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/Vista.
When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Congure SATA as in the BIOS to
[AHCI]. See section 2.3.5 Storage Conguration for details.
right angle side
3. ICH10R Serial ATA connectors [red] (7-pin SATA1-6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives and optical disc drives.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5,
and 10 conguration with the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Technology through the
onboard Intel
®
ICH10R RAID controller.