ASUS SABERTOOTHZ77 사용자 설명서

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk drives and optical disc drives 

via Serial ATA 3Gb/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

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 Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel

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 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 Configuration for details.

• 

Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual 

bundled in the motherboard support DVD.

•  When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. 

Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.

•  You must install Windows

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 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

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 XP Service Pack 3 or later versions.