3 7
3 7
3 7
3 7
3 7
2.14
2.14
2.14
2.14
2.14 Serial A
Serial A
Serial A
Serial A
Serial ATTTTTA (SA
A (SA
A (SA
A (SA
A (SATTTTTA) / Serial A
A) / Serial A
A) / Serial A
A) / Serial A
A) / Serial ATTTTTAII (SA
AII (SA
AII (SA
AII (SA
AII (SATTTTTAII) Hard Disks
AII) Hard Disks
AII) Hard Disks
AII) Hard Disks
AII) Hard Disks
Installation
Installation
Installation
Installation
Installation
This motherboard adopts NVIDIA
®
nForce 680i SLI chipset that supports Serial ATA
(SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID functions. You may install SATA /
SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will
guide you to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks.
STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.
STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII
connector.
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard
disk.
2.15 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F
2.15 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F
2.15 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F
2.15 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F
2.15 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SA
unctions for SA
unctions for SA
unctions for SA
unctions for SATTTTTA / SA
A / SA
A / SA
A / SA
A / SATTTTTAII
AII
AII
AII
AII
HDDs and eSA
HDDs and eSA
HDDs and eSA
HDDs and eSA
HDDs and eSATTTTTAII Devices
AII Devices
AII Devices
AII Devices
AII Devices
This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII /
eSATAII Devices in RAID mode.
NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called
“Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs
while the system is still power-on and in working condition.
However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been
installed into the SATA / SATAII HDD.
What is Hot Swap Function?
If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID1 or RAID 5 then it is called “Hot
Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while
the system is still power-on and in working condition.
eSATAII is equipped with Hot Plug capability that enables you to
exchange drives easily. For example, with eSATAII interface, you may
simply plug your eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports instead of opening
your chassis to exchange your SATAII hard disk.
Currently, the SATA RAID driver does not support Hot Plug and Hot Swap
functions under Windows
®
Vista
TM
and Vista
TM
64-bit OS. Please visit our
website for the driver update in the near future.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com
If you plan to use RAID 0, RAID 1 or JBOD function, you need to install at
least 2 SATA / SATAII hard disks. If you plan to use RAID 5 function, you
need to install 3 SATA / SATAII hard disks. If you plan to use RAID 0+1
function, you need to install 4 SATA / SATAII hard disks.
