Asus P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3 User Manual download pdf (Page 43)

ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3 2-25

Chapter 2

2.2.7 Internal connectors

1. Intel

Z68 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [gray])

These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0

Gb/s signal cables.

If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10

conguration with the Intel

Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel

Z68

chipset.

•

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 3.5.4 SATA Conguration for details.

• Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID congurations or the manual

bundled in the motherboard support DVD.

•

When using NCQ, set the

SATA Mode

in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section

3.5.4 SATA Conguration

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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