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Chapter 2
7. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_56)
These connectors are for the additional USB 3.0 ports, and complies with the USB 3.0
specicaton that supports up to 4.8Gbps connection speed. If the USB 3.0 front panel
cable is available from your system chassis, with this USB 3.0 connector, you can have
a front panel USB 3.0 solution.
You can connect the ASUS front panel USB 3.0 bracket to this connector to obtain the front
panel USB 3.0 solution.
P8Z77-V LE
P8Z77-V LE USB3.0 Front panel connector
USB3_56
8. Intel
®
Z77 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1–4 [blue])
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical disc drives
via Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10
conguration 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 Conguration
for details.
•
When using NCQ, please check the
SATA Mode
in the BIOS is [AHCI Mode]. Refer to
3.5.3 SATA Conguration
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.
•
Before creating a RAID set, refer to .section
4.4 RAID Congurations
or the manual
bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
P8Z77-V LE
P8Z77-V LE SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
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