8.Intel® Q77 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~4 [blue])

These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical 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 0+1(10) configurations with the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Q77 chipset.

P8Q77-M

SATA3G_4

SATA3G_3

GND RSATA RXP4

RSATA RXN4

GND RSATA TXN4

RSATA TXP4

GND

GND RSATA RXP3

RSATA RXN3

GND RSATA TXN3

RSATA TXP3

GND

SATA3G_2

SATA3G_1

GND RSATA RXP2

RSATA RXN2

GND RSATA TXN2

RSATA TXP2

GND

GND RSATA RXP1

RSATA RXN1

GND RSATA TXN1

RSATA TXP1

GND

P8Q77-M Intel® SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors

• These connectors are set to [AHCI] by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section 2.5.5 SATA Configuration for details.

•Before creating a RAID set, refer to the RAID Supplementary Guide included in the folder named Manual in the support DVD.

•You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10) is available only if you are using Windows® XP SP3 or later version.

•When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to

[AHCI]. See section 2.5.4 SATA Configuration for details.

9.Speaker connector (4-pin SPEAKER)

The 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.

P8Q77-M

SPEAKER

+5V GND GND Speaker Out

PIN 1

P8Q77-M Speaker out connector

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