Asus P8Z77-V LX, User Manual

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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
specificaton that supports up to 480 MBps 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.
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
configuration 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 Configuration for details.
• When using NCQ, please check the SATA Mode in the BIOS is [AHCI Mode]. Refer to
3.5.3 SATA Configuration 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 4.5 RAID Configurations or the manual
bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
P8Z77-V LX
P8Z77-V LX USB3.0 Front panel connector
USB3_34
P8Z77-V LX
P8Z77-V LX SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
SATA3G_4
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
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P
4
R
S
A
TA
_R
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N
4
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
_T
X
N
4
R
S
A
TA
_T
X
P
4
G
N
D
SATA3G_3
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
_T
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P
3
R
S
A
TA
_T
X
N
3
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
_R
X
N
3
R
S
A
TA
_R
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P
3
G
N
D
SATA3G_2
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
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P
2
R
S
A
TA
_T
X
N
2
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
_R
X
N
2
R
S
A
TA
_R
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P
2
G
N
D
SATA3G_1
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
_T
X
P
1
R
S
A
TA
_T
X
N
1
G
N
D
R
S
A
TA
_R
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N
1
R
S
A
TA
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P
1
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