user manual
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Chapter 1
2. Intel
®
Z77 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_3-6 [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
conguration with the Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel
®
Z77
chipset.
• 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 Conguration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to section
5.1 RAID congurations 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 Conguration 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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SATA
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SATA_T
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1
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SATA_T
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P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors