Specifications

ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@n
2-27
Connect the right-angle side
of SATA signal cable to SATA
device. Or you may connect the
right-angle side of SATA cable to
the onboard SATA port to avoid
mechanical conict with huge
graphics cards.
right angle side
• You must install the Windows
®
XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA
hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10) is
available only if you are using Windows
®
XP or later version.
• When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary
(boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1/2/5 connector.
When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Congure SATA as in the BIOS to
[AHCI].
3. ICH10R Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA 1-6 [red])
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5,
and 10 conguration with the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Technology through the
onboard Intel
®
ICH10R RAID controller.
• These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default. In Standard
IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk drives to these
connectors. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these
connectors, set the Congure SATA as item in the BIOS to [RAID].
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to the manual bundled in the motherboard
support DVD.