3.
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G 1~6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables for Serial ATA hard
disk drives and optical disc drives. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you
can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 configuration through the onboard
controller.
SATA3G_4
D
N
G
4
P
X
R_
A
T
A
S
R
4
N
X
R_
A
T
A
S
R
D
N
G
4
N
X
T_
A
T
A
S
R
4
P
X
T_
A
T
A
S
R
D
N
G
SATA3G_3
D
N
G
3
P
X
T_
A
T
A
S
R
3
N
X
T_
A
T
A
S
R
D
N
G
3
N
X
R_
A
T
A
S
R
3
P
X
R_
A
T
A
S
R
D
N
G
SATA3G_2
D
N
G
2
P
X
T_
A
T
A
S
R
2
N
X
T_
A
T
A
S
R
D
N
G
2
N
X
R_
A
T
A
S
R
2
P
X
R_
A
T
A
S
R
D
N
G
SATA3G_1
D
N
G
1
P
X
T_
A
T
A
S
R
1
N
X
T_
A
T
A
S
R
D
N
G
1
N
X
R_
A
T
A
S
R
1
P
X
R_
A
T
A
S
R
D
N
G
Z77-A
Z77-A Intel
®
SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
•
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
2.5.3 SATA Configuration
for details.
•
When using NCQ, please check the SATA Mode in the BIOS is [AHCI Mode]. Refer to
2.5.3 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.
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