Asus P7P55D-E EVO - Manual (Page 51)

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Chapter 2
3. Marvell ® Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors
(7-pin SATA_6G_1, 7-pin SATA_6G_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 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 SATA Controller item in the BIOS to
[AHCI Mode]. Refer to section 3.6.3 Onboard Devices Configuration for details.