Asus ESC500 G3 - Manual (Page 62)

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-14
3.5 Internal connectors
1. Intel ® C226 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.
• 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 4.6.3 SATA Configuration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to section Chapter 5 RAID configurations or the
manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
• When using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section
4.6.3 SATA Configuration for details.