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2.12 Serial A2.12 Serial A

2.12 Serial A

A (SAA (SA

A (SA

A) / Serial AA) / Serial A

A) / Serial A

AII (SAAII (SA

AII (SA

AII) Hard DisksAII) Hard Disks

AII) Hard Disks

Installation Installation

Installation

This motherboard adopts VIA

VT8237S southbridge chipset that supports Serial

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

2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F

2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F

unctions for SAunctions for SA

unctions for SA

A / SAA / SA

A / SA

AIIAII

AII

HDDs HDDs

HDDs

4CoreDual-SATA2 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for

SATA / SATAII Devices.

NOTE

What is Hot Plug Function?

If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called

“Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs

while the system is still power-on and in working condition.

However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been

installed into the SATA / SATAII HDD.

What is Hot Swap Function?

If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID1 then it is called “Hot Swap” for

the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the system

is still power-on and in working condition.