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2.15 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard adopts Intel
®
P67 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard
disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Rapid Storage)
functions for SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 connectors. It also adopts Marvell SE9120
chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks for SATA3_M1, SATA3_M2,
SATA3_M3 and SATA3_M4 connectors. You may install SATA3 hard disks on this
motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the
SATA3 hard disks.
STEP 1: Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk.
STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA3 con-
nector.
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk.
Please be noted that SATA3_M1, SATA3_M2, SATA3_M3 and SATA3_M4
do not support RAID function. If you want to use RAID function on SATA3
connectors, please use SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 connectors.