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2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks
Installation
This motherboard adopts AMD A55 FCH (Hudson-D2) chipset that supports Serial
ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID
10) functions. You may install SATA / SATA2 hard disks on this motherboard for
internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATA2 hard
disks.
STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATA2 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATA2 hard disk.
STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA2
connector.
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATA2 hard
disk.
2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATA2
HDDs
This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATA2 in
RAID / AHCI mode. AMD A55 FCH (Hudson-D2) chipset provides hardware support
for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for
SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort.
NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA / SATA2 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called “Hot
Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATA2 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 / SATA2 HDD.
What is Hot Swap Function?
If SATA / SATA2 HDDs are built as RAID 1 then it is called “Hot Swap” for
the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATA2 HDDs while the system is
still power-on and in working condition.
