ASRock 939S56-M User Manual - Page 19

2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATA connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk. 1. If you plan to use RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD functions on SATA, SATA HDDs must be operated in "RAID" mode. 2. "RAID" and "non-RAID" mode are options under "SATA Operation Mode" in BIOS setup. Please refer to page 28 for details. They need different drivers during actual operation. 2.8 Hot Plug Function for SATA HDDs 939S56-M motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA devices. What is Hot Plug Function? If the SATA HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called "Hot Plug" for the action to insert and remove the SATA 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 HDD. WARNING! Although this motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA devices, there are still some limitation. Please ensure to read the instruction in the Support CD before you use Hot Plug function. Failure to do so may lose the data in the SATA HDDs or damage the SATA HDDs. For the detailed instruction, please refer to the document in the Support CD at the following path: ..\ RAID BIOS Setting Utility 19