User manual

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
1.1.9 Internal connectors
1. Intel
®
X99 Serial ATA 6Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_12, SATA6G_34,
SATA6G_56/SATAEXPRESS, SATA6G_78, SATA6G_910)
TheseconnectorsconnecttoSerialATA6Gb/sharddiskdrivesviaSerialATA6Gb/s
signal cables.
IfyouinstalledSerialATAharddiskdrives,youcancreateaRAID0,1,5,and10
congurationwiththeIntel
®
RapidStorageTechnologythroughtheonboardIntel
®
X99
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 3.6.3 PCH Storage Configuration for details.
• BeforecreatingaRAIDset,refertothemanualbundledinthemotherboardsupport
DVD.
• TheSATAEXPRESSconnectorcansupportoneSATAExpressdeviceortwoSATA
devices.
• Duetochipsetbehavior,theSATA6G_78andSATA6G_910portsdonotsupport
Intel
®
RapidStorageTechnologyandRAIDconguration.