User guide

M5A97 LE R2.0
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Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
1.2.8 Internal connectors
1. Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G 1~6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables for Serial ATA hard
disk drives and optical disc drives. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you
can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, or JBOD conguration through the
onboard controller.
• 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 3.5.4 SATA Conguration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 5.1 RAID congurations 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
3.5.4 SATA Conguration 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.
• When creating a RAID set, set the SATA_5-6 connectors to [IDE Mode] to ensure that
the system recognizes your ODD device.
M5A97 LE R2.0
GND
RSATA_TXP6
RSATA_TXN6
GND
RSATA_RXN6
RSATA_RXP6
GND
SATA6G_6
SATA6G_5
GND RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 GND
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
RSATA_TXN2
RSATA_TXP2
GND
SATA6G_2 SATA6G_4
SATA6G_1 SATA6G_3
GND
RSATA_RXP4
RSATA_RXN4
GND
RSATA_TXN4
RSATA_TXP4
GND
GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3 GND
M5A97 LE R2.0 SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors