User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
1.9 Internal connectors
1. SATA 6Gb/s connector
TheSATA6Gb/sconnectorallowsyoutoconnectSATAdevicessuchasopticaldisc
drivesandharddiskdrivesviaaSATAcable.
IfyouinstalledSATAstoragedevices,youcancreateaRAID0,1,5,and10conguration
withtheIntel
®
RapidStorageTechnologythroughtheonboardIntel
®
C621chipset.
• Theconnectorsaresetto[AHCI Mode]bydefault.IfyouintendtocreateaSATA
RAIDsetusingtheseconnectors,settheSATAModeitemintheBIOSto[Intel RST
Premium (RAID)].
• BeforecreatingaRAIDset,refertotheRAID Configuration Guide.Youcan
downloadtheRAID Configuration GuidefromtheASUSwebsite.