ASROCK H77M-ITX - 2.11 Serial ATA Installation

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2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) / Serial ATA3 (SATA3)
Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard adopts Intel
®
H77 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial
ATA2 (SATA2) / Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5,
RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology) functions. You
may install SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal stor-
age devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard
disks.
STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your
chassis.
STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard disk.
STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA2 /
SATA3 connector.
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATA2 /
SATA3 hard disk.
2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATA2 / SATA3
HDDs
This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATA2
/ SATA3 in RAID / AHCI mode. Intel
®
H77 chipset provides hardware support for
Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA
host controllers developed through a joint industry effort.
NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID conguration, it
is called “Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATA2 /
SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.
However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been
installed into the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD.
What is Hot Swap Function?
If SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is
called “Hot Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATA2 /
SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.