Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT User Manual - Page 29
SATA3 0/1/2/3/4/5 SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel, Z97 Chipset, 88SE9172 Chip
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B_ 8) SATA3 0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 6Gb/s ConnectSors_, Controlled by Intel® Z97 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The Intel® Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 3, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. SATA3 1 0 7 7 G.QBOFM SATA3 3 2 54 Pin No. 1 2 3 1 4 15 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN 6 RXP S_ 7 GND 9) GSATA3 6/7 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Marvell® 88SE9172 Chip) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The Marvell® chip supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. Refer to Chapter 3, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. G.QBOFM GSATA3 7 6 7 1 7 1 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND •• A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives. If more than two hard drives are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number. •• A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives. (The total number of hard drives does not have to be an even number.) •• A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives. •• To enable hot-plugging for the SATA ports, refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Peripherals\SATA Configuration," for more information. •• SATA Express and SATA3 4/5 connectors can only be used one at a time. - 29 - Hardware Installation