Asrock 770 extreme3 User Manual

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2.8

Serial A

Serial ATTTTTA (SA

A (SA

A (SATTTTTA) / Serial A

A) / Serial A

A) / Serial ATTTTTAII (SA

AII (SA

AII (SATTTTTAII) Hard Disks

AII) Hard Disks

Installation

This motherboard adopts AMD SB710 south bridge chipset that supports Serial

ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10

and JBOD) functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this

motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the

SATA / SATAII hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII

connector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard

disk.

If you plan to use RAID 0 or RAID 1 function, you need to install at least 2

SATA / SATAII hard disks. If you plan to use RAID 10 function, you need to

install at least 4 SATA / SATAII hard disks.

2.9

Serial A

Serial ATTTTTA3 (SA

A3 (SA

A3 (SATTTTTA3) Hard Disks Installation

A3) Hard Disks Installation

This motherboard adopts Marvell SE9123/9120 chipset that supports Serial ATA3

(SATA3) hard disks. You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for

internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA3 hard

disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA3

connector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk.

It is not recommended to switch the “Marvell SATA3 Operation Mode” setting

between AHCI and IDE mode after OS installation.