ASRock H61M-DPS [31/71] Serial ata2 sata2 hard disks installation

2.11 Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks Installation

This motherboard adopts Intel

H61 chipset that supports Serial ATA2 (SATA2) hard

disks. You may install SATA2 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage

devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA2 hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA2 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA2 hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA2 con-

nector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA2 hard disk.

2.12 Hot Plug Function for Serial ATA2 (SATA2) HDDs

This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA2 in AHCI mode. Intel

H61

chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a

new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry

effort.

NOTE

What is Hot Plug Function?

If the SATA2 HDDs are NOT set for RAID conguration, it is called “Hot

Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA2 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 SATA2 HDD.