Asus P7F7-E WS Supercomputer - Manual (Page 62)

2. Marvell ® Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA_6G_1/2 [white])
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial
ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables.
• These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default. In Standard
IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA 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.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Marvell Controller item in the BIOS
to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section �.5.� Onboard Devices Configuration
for details.
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