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Hardware Installation
2.6.4 SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors
SATA 4
SATA 3
SATA 1
SATA 2
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1
GND
TXP
TXN
GND
RXN
RXP
GND
The system board is equipped with 4 SATA connectors at loca-
tions J18 (SATA 1), J17 (SATA 2), J16 (SATA 3) and J15 (SATA 4)
for connecting SATA devices. Connect one end of the SATA ca-
ble to a SATA connector and the other end to your SATA de-
vice.
The Silicon Image Sil3114 chip allows configuring RAID on SATA
drives. It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. The following must be set
accordingly.
• BIOS Setting
1. Enable the SATA function in the Genie BIOS Setting of
the Award BIOS.
2. The “S-ATA or SCSI Card Boot” field in the Advanced
BIOS Features submenu of the Award BIOS must be prop-
erly configured.
3. Configure RAID (e.g. creating or deleting RAID) in the
Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS. You can enter this utility by press-
ing the <Ctrl-S> or <F4> key during system boot up.
Refer to chapter 3 for more information.
• Drivers and Utility
Install the Silicon Image RAID drivers and utility. Refer to
chapter 4 for more information.