Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX - Chapter 1: Product Introduction; 1.1.9 Internal Connectors

ASUS MAXIMUS IX APEX
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Chapter 1
1.1.9 Internal connectors
1. Intel
®
Z270 Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_12; SATA6G_34)
TheseconnectorsconnecttoSerialATA6Gb/sharddiskdrivesviaSerialATA6Gb/s
signalcables.
IfyouinstalledSerialATAharddiskdrives,youcancreateaRAID0,1,5,and10
congurationwiththeIntel
®
RapidStorageTechnologythroughtheonboardIntel
®

Z270chipset.
 Theseconnectorsaresetto[AHCI]bydefault.IfyouintendtocreateaSerialATA
RAIDsetusingtheseconnectors,settheSATAModeSelectionitemintheBIOSto
[Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration (RAID)].
 BeforecreatingaRAIDset,refertosectionRAID configurationsorthemanual
bundledinthemotherboardsupportDVD.
 WhenusingNCQ,settheSATAModeintheBIOSto[AHCI].RefertosectionSATA
Configurationfordetails.