Asus P5K Pro User Manual - Page 51
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection - sata ports
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• You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 or later version before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10) is available only if you are using Windows® XP or later version. • When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1/2/5/6 connector. Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections. Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector SATA1/2/5/6 SATA3/4 Color Red Black Setting Master Slave Use Boot disk Data Disk Connect the right-angle side of SATA signal cable to SATA device. Or you may connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. right angle side When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Configure SATA as in the BIOS to [AHCI]. See section 4.3.6 SATA Configuration for details. ASUS P5K PRO 2-27