1.2.9Internal connectors
1.Intel® Z87 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 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® Z87 chipset.
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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 3.6.3 SATA Configuration for details.
Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 5.1 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
Native Command Queuing (NCQ) is a protocol allowing hard disk drives to internally optimize the order in which received read and write commands are executed.
When using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section 3.6.3 SATA Configuration for details.
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