Asus Z87-DELUXE - Manual (Page 49)

ASUS Z87-DELUXE 1-33
Chapter 1
1.2.8 Internal connectors
1. Intel ® Z87 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [yellow])
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0
Gb/s signal cables.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10
configuration with the Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel ® Z87
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 SATA Configuration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 5.1 RAID configurations or the manual
bundled in the motherboard support DVD.