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Chapter 2
3. Marvell ® Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA_6G_1/2 [gray])
These connectors are for the Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables for Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s
hard disk drives.
• 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.
• You must install Windows ® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using Serial
ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using
Windows ® XP SP2 or later versions.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Marvell Controller item in the BIOS to [AHCI
Mode]. Refer to section 3.6.3 Onboard Devices Configuration for details.