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2.10 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard adopts AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3) chipset that supports Serial
ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10) functions. 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.
2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs
This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA3 in RAID /
AHCI mode. AMD A75 FCH (Hudson-D3) 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 SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called “Hot
Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 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 SATA3 HDD.
What is Hot Swap Function?
If SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 then it is called “Hot Swap” for the ac-
tion to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power-
on and in working condition.
