Asus A8N-SLI DLX User Manual - Page 48

4 . Serial ATA RAID connectors (7-pin SATA_RAID1, SATA_RAID2, SATA_RAID3, SATA_RAID4) Supported by the Silicon Image® Sil3114 RAID controller, these connectors are for Serial ATA signal cables. These connectors support up to four Serial ATA hard disk drives that can be configured as a disk array through the onboard Silicon Image Sil3114 SATA RAID controller. Refer to Chapter 5 for details on how to set up Serial ATA RAID configurations. By default, the RAID function of these connectors are enabled. Disable the S i l i c o n S A T A c o n t r o l l e r item in the BIOS, if you are not configuring a set with these connectors. See section "4.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration" on page 4-24 for details. A8N-SLI DELUXE SATA_RAID4 SATA_RAID3 GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND ® SATA_RAID2 SATA_RAID1 A8N-SLI DELUXE SATA RAID connectors GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND • Before creating a RAID configuration, make sure that you have connected the Serial ATA cables to these connectors and have installed the Serial ATA hard disks drives; otherwise, you cannot enter the Silicon Image RAID utility and Serial ATA BIOS setup during POST. • The RAID 5 driver is not Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certified. • See Appendix for instructions on how to install the Serial ATA extension module. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information