SATA Support
The board provides six 6 Gb/s SATA connectors, which support one device per
connector.
NOTE: By default the SATA mode is set to AHCI in the BIOS to improve system
performance. During Microsoft Windows XP installation, you must press F6 to install the
AHCI drivers. Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 include the
necessary RAID drivers for both AHCI and RAID without the need to install separate
RAID drivers using the F6 switch in the operating system installation process. It is
advised to install the latest AHCI drivers to improve system performance.
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology / SATA RAID
The PCH supports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology, providing both AHCI and integrated
RAID functionality. The RAID capability provides high-performance RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10
functionality on all SATA ports. Other RAID features include hot spare support, SMART
alerting, and RAID 0 auto replace. Software components include an Option ROM for pre-
boot configuration and boot functionality, a Microsoft* Windows* compatible driver, and a
user interface for configuration and management of the RAID capability of the PCH.
Expansion Slots
The motherboard provides the following expansion capability:
2 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 (1@ x4 mode)
1 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x1 slot
1 x PCI
Table 3: IRQ assignment
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