•You must install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP
Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0/RAID 1/RAID 5/RAID 10) is available only if you are using Windows® 2000/XP or later version.
•When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1/2/5/6 connector. Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
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| SATA1/2/5/6 |
| Red |
| Master |
| Boot disk | ||||
| SATA3/4 |
| Black |
| Slave |
| Data Disk | ||||
right angle side
Connect the
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