4.RAID ATA/133/100/66/33 connector (40-1 pin PRI_RAID)

This connector support either RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 configuration with the Serial ATA connectors through the onboard Promise® PDC20378 controller. You can use the RAID feature to set up a disk array configuration and to support additional IDE devices.

K8V

K8V RAID Connectors

PRI_RAID

PIN 1

NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1.

Important notes on the RAID feature:

By default, the drive that you connect to the PRI_RAID connector follow the ATA133/100/66/33 protocol as an independent drive, not as a disk array.

The RAID/SATA controller chipset does not support ATAPI devices such as CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, etc.

RAID feature only supported in Microsoft Operating Systems.

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