•You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 or later version before

using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10) is available only if you are using Windows® 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

 

Connector

Color

 

Setting

Use

 

SATA1/2/5/6

Red

 

Master

Boot disk

 

SATA3/4

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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