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2.Intel® H77 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~4 [blue])

These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical drives via Serial ATA 3.0 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® H77 chipset.

SATA3G_1

SATA3G_2

GND RSATA RXP1 RSATA RXN1 GND RSATA TXN1 RSATA TXP1 GND

GND RSATA RXP2 RSATA RXN2 GND RSATA TXN2 RSATA TXP2 GND

SATA3G_3

SATA3G_4

GND RSATARXP3 RSATARXN3 GND RSATATXN3 RSATATXP3 GND

GND RSATARXP4 RSATARXN4 GND RSATATXN4 RSATATXP4 GND

P8H77-M PRO

 

P8H77-M PRO Intel® SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors

•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 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.

•Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.5 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.

•When using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section

3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.

•You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions.

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