Asus P5N32-SLI-Deluxe P5N32-SLI Deluxe User's Manual for English Edition - Page 59

4 . S i l i c o n I m a g e® Serial ATA RAID connector (7-pin SATA_RAID1) 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, RAID 1, or JBOD set through the onboard Silicon Image SATA RAID controller. Refer to Chapter 5 for details on how to set up Serial ATA RAID configurations. If you intend to create a RAID configuration using this connector, set the S i l i c o n 3 1 3 2 C o n t r o l l e r item in the BIOS to [RAID Mode]. See section "4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration" for details. P5N32-SLI GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND ® SATA_RAID1 P5N32-SLI SATA RAID connector • 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. • Use this connector and an external Serial ATA box connected to the external SATA port, if you want to configure a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set. • The Serial ATA port multiplier and external Serial ATA box are purchased separately. DO NOT unplug the external Serial ATA box when a RAID 0 or RAID 1 is configured. ASUS P5N32-SLI Deluxe 2-33