2.Intel® Z77 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® Z77 chipset.

SATA3G_2

SATA3G_1

GND

RSATA TXP2

RSATA TXN2

GND

RSATA RXN2

RSATA RXP2

GND

GND RSATA TXP1 RSATA TXN1 GND RSATA RXN1 RSATA RXP1 GND

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SATA3G_4

SATA3G_3

GND

RSATA TXP4

RSATA TXN4

GND

RSATA RXN4

RSATA RXP4

GND

GND RSATA TXP3 RSATA TXN3 GND RSATA RXN3 RSATA RXP3 GND

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These connectors are set to [AHCI] 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 4.5 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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