User's Manual

ROG MAXIMUS XII FORMULA
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Chapter 1
8. SATA 6Gb/s ports
The SATA 6Gb/s ports allows you to connect SATA devices such as optical disc
drives and hard disk drives via a SATA cable.
If you installed SATA storage devices, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration
with the Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel
®
Z490 chipset.
• The slots are set to [AHCI Mode] by default. If you intend to create a SATA RAID set
using these connectors, set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to [Intel RST Premium
(RAID)].
• SATA6G_56 shares bandwidth with M.2_2. When M.2_2 runs x4 mode, SATA6G_56
will be disabled.
• When M.2_1 runs SATA mode, SATA6G_2 will be disabled.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to the RAID Configuration Guide. You can
download the RAID Configuration Guide from the ASUS website.