ASRock 880GMH/U3S3 User Manual - Page 31

2.10 Serial ATAII (SATAII) / Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD SB710 chipset that supports Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. This motherboard also adopts ASMedia ASM1061 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks. You may install SATAII / SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATAII / SATA3 hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATAII / SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATAII / SATA3 hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATAII / SATA3 connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATAII / SATA3 hard disk. 2.11 Hot Plug Function for SATAII / SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATAII / SATA3 in RAID / AHCI mode. AMD SB710 / ASMedia ASM1061 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort. NOTE What is Hot Plug Function? If the SATAII / SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called "Hot Plug" for the action to insert and remove the SATAII / SATA3 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 SATAII / SATA3 HDD. 31