Asus ESC500 G2 User Manual - Page 55
Intel, C216 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors, pin SATA3G_3-6 [blue]
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2. Intel® C216 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_3-6 [blue]) These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical disc drives via Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® C216 chipset. • These connectors are set to [AHCI Mode] by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID Mode]. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 5.5 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section 4.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. ASUS ESC500 G2 3-13