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Chapter 2: Hardware informationChapter 2: Hardware information

Chapter 2: Hardware information

5.5.

Serial ATA RAID connector (7-pin SATA_RAID2)Serial ATA RAID connector (7-pin SATA_RAID2)

Serial ATA RAID connector (7-pin SATA_RAID2)

This connector is for a Serial ATA signal cable. It supports a Serial ATA

hard disk drive that you can combine with an external Serial ATA 3Gb/

s device to configure a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set, through the onboard

Silicon Image SATA RAID controller. Refer to Chapter 5 for details on

how to set up Serial ATA RAID configurations.

The Silicon 3132 Controller item in the BIOS is set to [SATA2 Mode] by

default, allowing you to enable the hot-plug function for the external

device. Set to [RAID Mode] to use the connectors to build a RAID set.

See section “4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration” for details.

P5LD2 DELUXE

P5LD2 DELUXE SATA RAID connector

SATA_RAID

GND

RSATA_TXP2

RSATA_TXN2

GND

RSATA_RXP2

RSATA_RXN2

GND

• Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks, make sure

that you have connected the Serial ATA signal cable and installed

Serial ATA hard disk drives; otherwise, you cannot enter the Silicon

Image RAID utility and SATA BIOS setup during POST.

• For details on the Silicon Image SATARaid™ RAID configuration, refer

to the “Sil3132 User’s Manual” in your motherboard support CD.

• Use a Serial ATA port multiplier if you want to configure a RAID 5,

RAID 10 or CONCATENATION set.

• Use an external SATA box to configure a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set.

• The Serial ATA port multiplier and external SATA box are purchased

separately.

• Make sure to install the Silicon Image SATA Link Sil 3132 driver and

the Silicon Image RAID 5 Array Management Utility from the support

CD before using RAID 5 configuration.

Do not unplug the external Serial ATA drive when a RAID 0 or RAID 1

was configured.

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