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Serial ATA2 SATA2 Hard Disks Installation, Hot Plug Function for Serial ATA2 SATA2 HDDs

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2.11 Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® H61 chipset that supports Serial ATA2 (SATA2) hard disks. You may install SATA2 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA2 hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA2 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA2 hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATA2 con- nector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA2 hard disk. 2.12 Hot Plug Function for Serial ATA2 (SATA2) HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA2 in AHCI mode. Intel® H61 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 SATA2 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called "Hot Plug" for the action to insert and remove the SATA2 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 SATA2 HDD. 31

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2.11 Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard adopts Intel
®
H61 chipset that supports Serial ATA2 (SATA2) hard
disks. You may install SATA2 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage
devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA2 hard disks.
STEP 1: Install the SATA2 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA2 hard disk.
STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA2 con-
nector.
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA2 hard disk.
2.12
Hot Plug Function for Serial ATA2 (SATA2) HDDs
This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA2 in AHCI mode. Intel
®
H61
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 SATA2 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called “Hot
Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA2 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 SATA2 HDD.