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

•When using the connectors in Native IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1/3 connector. Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.

Serial ATA hard disk drive connection

Connector

Color

Setting

Use

SATA 1/3

Red

Master

Boot disk

SATA 2/4

Black

Slave

Data disk

 

right angle side

Connect the right-angle side

of SATA signal cable to SATA

 

device. Or you may connect the

 

right-angle side of SATA cable to

 

the onboard SATA port to avoid

 

mechanical conflict with huge

 

graphics cards.

 

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