ASUSTeK COMPUTER MAXIMUS X HERO, User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
1.1.9 Internal connectors
1. Intel ® Z370 Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_12; SATA6G_34;
SATA6G_56)
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 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
®
Z370 chipset.
• These connectors are set to [AHCI] by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA
RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to
[Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration (RAID)] .
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to section RAID configurations or the manual
bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
• When using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [ AHCI ]. Refer to section SATA
Configuration for details.