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7.USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_56)

These connectors are for the additional USB 3.0 ports, and complies with the USB 3.0 specificaton that supports up to 480 MBps connection speed. If the USB 3.0 front panel cable is available from your system chassis, with this USB 3.0 connector, you can have a front panel USB 3.0 solution.

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P8Z77-V LX USB3.0 Front panel connector

You can connect the ASUS front panel USB 3.0 bracket to this connector to obtain the front panel USB 3.0 solution.

8.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.

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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GND RSATA RXP4 RSATA RXN4 GND RSATA TXN4 RSATA TXP4 GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P8Z77-V LX 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.

•When using NCQ, please check the SATA Mode in the BIOS is [AHCI Mode]. Refer to

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.

•Before creating a RAID set, refer to .section 4.5 RAID Configurations or the manual

bundled in the motherboard support DVD.

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