Asus P5WDG2-WS Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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Chapter 2: Hardware informationChapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 2: Hardware informationChapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Important notes on Serial ATAImportant notes on Serial ATA
Important notes on Serial ATAImportant notes on Serial ATA
Important notes on Serial ATA
You must install Windows
®
2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows
®
XP
Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial
ATA RAID feature (RAID 0/RAID 1/RAID 5/RAID 10) is available only
if you are using Windows
®
2000/XP/Server 2003 or later version.
When using the connectors in
SS
SS
S
tandard IDE tandard IDE
tandard IDE tandard IDE
tandard IDE mode, connect the
primary (boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector.
Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive
connections.
Serial ATA hard disk drive connectionSerial ATA hard disk drive connection
Serial ATA hard disk drive connectionSerial ATA hard disk drive connection
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
ConnectorConnector
ConnectorConnector
Connector
ColorColor
ColorColor
Color
SettingSetting
SettingSetting
Setting
UseUse
UseUse
Use
SATA1/SATA2SATA1/SATA2
SATA1/SATA2SATA1/SATA2
SATA1/SATA2
RedRed
RedRed
Red
MasterMaster
MasterMaster
Master
Boot diskBoot disk
Boot diskBoot disk
Boot disk
SATA3/SATA4SATA3/SATA4
SATA3/SATA4SATA3/SATA4
SATA3/SATA4
BlackBlack
BlackBlack
Black
SlaveSlave
SlaveSlave
Slave
Data diskData disk
Data diskData disk
Data disk
4.4.
4.4.
4.
MarvellMarvell
MarvellMarvell
Marvell
®®
®®
®
88SE6141 88SE6141
88SE6141 88SE6141
88SE6141
Serial ATA RAID connectorsSerial ATA RAID connectors
Serial ATA RAID connectorsSerial ATA RAID connectors
Serial ATA RAID connectors
(7-pin SATA_RAID1, SATA_RAID2, SATA_RAID3,(7-pin SATA_RAID1, SATA_RAID2, SATA_RAID3,
(7-pin SATA_RAID1, SATA_RAID2, SATA_RAID3,(7-pin SATA_RAID1, SATA_RAID2, SATA_RAID3,
(7-pin SATA_RAID1, SATA_RAID2, SATA_RAID3,
SATA_RAID4)SATA_RAID4)
SATA_RAID4)SATA_RAID4)
SATA_RAID4)
These connectors are for Serial ATA signal cables. These connectors
support Serial ATA hard disk drives.
Set the
Marvell SATA Controller Marvell SATA Controller
Marvell SATA Controller Marvell SATA Controller
Marvell SATA Controller and
Marvell SATA BOOTROMMarvell SATA BOOTROM
Marvell SATA BOOTROMMarvell SATA BOOTROM
Marvell SATA BOOTROM
items in the BIOS to [Enabled] to use the connectors to build a RAID
set. See section “4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration” for details.
Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks, make sure that
you have connected the Serial ATA signal cables and installed Serial ATA
hard disk drives; otherwise, you cannot enter the Marvell
®
88SE6141
RAID utility.
P5WDG2-WS
®
P5WDG2-WS SATA RAID connector
SATA_RAID4 SATA_RAID3 SATA_RAID2 SATA_RAID
1
GND
RSATA_TX_0_DP
RSATA_TX_0_DN
GND
RSATA_RX_0_DN
RSATA_RX_0_DP
GND
GND
RSATA_TX_1_DP
RSATA_TX_1_DN
GND
RSATA_RX_1_DN
RSATA_RX_1_DP
GND
GND
RSATA_TX_2_DP
RSATA_TX_2_DN
GND
RSATA_RX_2_DN
RSATA_RX_2_DP
GND
GND
RSATA_TX_3_DP
RSATA_TX_3_DN
GND
RSATA_RX_3_DN
RSATA_RX_3_DP
GND