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

These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical disc 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.

P8H77-V

SATA3G_3

SATA3G_2

SATA3G_1

GND RSATA TXP3 RSATA TXN3 GND RSATA RXN3 RSATA RXP3 GND

GND RSATA TXP2 RSATA TXN2 GND RSATA RXN2 RSATA RXP2 GND

GND RSATA TXP1 RSATA TXN1 GND RSATA RXN1 RSATA RXP1 GND

SATA3G_4

 

 

GND RSATA RXP4 RSATA RXN4 GND RSATA TXN4 RSATA TXP4 GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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P8H77-V Intel® SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors

•These connectors are set to [IDE] by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to [RAID]. Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.

•Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.

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