Cannot use ASMedia SATA ports

I can't get my ASMedia ports to work using standard HDD in AHCI mode. Has anyone else had this issue and have any solutions? I had a similar issue with my ASRock Z77 Extreme4 motherboard but that issue was resolved by rolling back my IRST drivers to version 11.2 WHQL. The IRST 11.2 drivers won't install on this motherboard saying my system doesn't meet requirements. I am using IRST 13.1 with ASMedia 2.8.0 drivers. I get the PC to boot, used Disk Mgmt to format the drives and reboot. Every time IRST starts the ASMedia drives fall out and are no longer detected. I currently have 5,708 errors in my Event Viewer saying Drive4 is not ready for use Event ID 15. It is a 1 TB Seagate Barracuda drive.
http://forums.tweaktown.com/asrock/53481-asmedia-sata_3-port-causes-irst-stop-responding-solved-print.html

I resolved the problem by deleting the ASMedia drivers and using Device Mgr to "Update Drivers / Browse My Computer" and selecting the Microsoft default drivers. So far my 1 TB Seagate drive is running fine with my CD/DVD Combo on the other port. I don't know if there will be issues if I connect two HDD to the ASMedia ports or not. I thought I would post this in case it would help someone else having issues. I haven't ran any benchmarks for performance but it seems fairly snappy when copying files from my SSD to the HDD.
BTW, I am ditching my EVGA 680 SLI for a new MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4G which will be here tomorrow. It matches my motherboard color scheme and layout perfectly. I am really looking forward to seeing that lighted dragon logo inside my PC's window. I am hoping this MSI video board serves me as well as my EVGA boards have in the past.
EDIT: I spoke too soon. After copying several folders to the Seagate drive my PC froze up. Keyboard and mouse were unresponsive and it required a hard restart. I tried switching ports for the mouse and the light only flickered briefly when I plugged it in. The Seagate drive is working fine on my free Intel SATA port. I have abandoned the notion of running 3 Samsung drives in a RAID array because benchmarks show a performance drop off. Two SSD in RAID_0 seem to be best for optimum performance. I'm still looking forward to my new MSI video board. Maybe this mobo needs RMA? Maybe power issues with the ASMedia SATA ports? IDK, I need to RMA sooner or later because one of the BIOS is fried.

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Cannot Boot Z77A-GD65 w/ASMedia SATA Ports Enabled

Hey all. I saw one older thread with no answers posted in it but I'm hoping someone here knows a solution to this. I'm running a Z77A-GD65 with the latest 10.11 BIOS. I current have an SSD (which has Windows on it), a 1TB HDD for games and two other 3TB drives on eSATA ports. I want to add in another 1TB drive and RAID 0 it with the current one but in order to do this and keep everything else, I had to enable the ASMedia 7/8 SATA ports on the board which I previously wasn't using. I moved my two eSATA connectors onto those ports, put my SSD on SATA1. As long as the ASMedia ports are enabled, my system will not boot. The BIOS gives the error that it can't find an OS on my SSD (even though it does detect properly and is selected as the primary boot device.) Trying to select the SSD by pressing F11 gives the same result. As soon as I disable the ASMedia ports again, the system boots fine.
Basically, the system is rendered useless with the ASMedia ports enabled. Some people say they can boot off of those but the performance is apparently very bad so I'm not prepared to do that. It makes no sense that enabling another controller that has nothing to do with the Intel one breaks that but there we have it.
Is there a solution to this problem? I'm not going to be at all pleased if I have to buy a separate SATA card when I have one on the board that can't be used. Thanks all!

I resolved the problem by deleting the ASMedia drivers and using Device Mgr to "Update Drivers / Browse My Computer" and selecting the Microsoft default drivers. So far my 1 TB Seagate drive is running fine with my CD/DVD Combo on the other port. I don't know if there will be issues if I connect two HDD to the ASMedia ports or not. I thought I would post this in case it would help someone else having issues. I haven't ran any benchmarks for performance but it seems fairly snappy when copying files from my SSD to the HDD.
BTW, I am ditching my EVGA 680 SLI for a new MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4G which will be here tomorrow. It matches my motherboard color scheme and layout perfectly. I am really looking forward to seeing that lighted dragon logo inside my PC's window. I am hoping this MSI video board serves me as well as my EVGA boards have in the past.
EDIT: I spoke too soon. After copying several folders to the Seagate drive my PC froze up. Keyboard and mouse were unresponsive and it required a hard restart. I tried switching ports for the mouse and the light only flickered briefly when I plugged it in. The Seagate drive is working fine on my free Intel SATA port. I have abandoned the notion of running 3 Samsung drives in a RAID array because benchmarks show a performance drop off. Two SSD in RAID_0 seem to be best for optimum performance. I'm still looking forward to my new MSI video board. Maybe this mobo needs RMA? Maybe power issues with the ASMedia SATA ports? IDK, I need to RMA sooner or later because one of the BIOS is fried.

How to use MacPro SATA ports 5&6 in Vista

Just spent 2 days figuring this out, so in case someone else is banging their head here's the fix.
To get Vista to enable all the SATA ports on a new MacPro ( so you can add eSATA or extra drives ) you need to force vista to use the "Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller" instead of the "Intel 631xESB/6321ESB...-2680" driver.
Additionally you need to follow the instructions at Enable AHCI booting in Vista after installation.
Ignore the other posts about using Grub, and hacking the firmware, booting Linux and other kinds of crazy. The intel chipset supports AHCI if you force it to use the right driver.
Once finished you need to restart your mac and you should now see 3 x "Intel 631xESB/6321ESB...-269E" adapters, and ATA Channels 0-5, after windows redetects everything.
You may need to download the latest (8.2.x.x) drivers from Intel to get the best results, but it should work with the latest Bootcamp drivers once you force the correct AHCI driver.
You still probably won't be able to get Vista to boot to port 5 & 6 drives (maybe with some Ghost magic), but at least you can use them for something. I've got an external 3.4 TB eSATA array, works great with nothing more than forcing the correct drivers.
OS X already see's the extra ports so nothing needed there.
My install was on Vista x64 with SP1 & Intel 8.2.
Hope this helps.

I wonder if he is referring to this, the closest I could find after Google and trying to find AHCI driver.
Intel Matrix Storage Manager 8.5.0.1032 8/15/2008
I didn't find it or anything that seemed to add support from
Intel S5000VSA downloads
The files below contain the Intel Matrix Storage Manager.
This driver provides support for high-capacity & fault-tolerant Serial ATA (SATA) RAID 5 arrays and high-performance & fault-tolerant SATA RAID 10 arrays on select Intel® 4 Series, 3 Series, 965, 975X, 955X and 945 chipset-based platforms. It provides support for high-performance SATA RAID 0 arrays & redundant SATA RAID 1 arrays on select Intel® 4 Series, 3 Series, 965, 975X, 955X, 945, 925, 915 chipset-based platforms. It also provides AHCI support on select Intel® 4 Series, 3 Series, 965, 975X, 955X, 945, 925 and 915 chipset-based platforms, as well as on Mobile Intel® 915/910 chipset-based platforms.
Note: Intel® RAID Technology requires the Intel® ICH9R/ICH9M-E/ICH10R SATA RAID controller hub, Intel® 82801HR I/O controller hub (ICH8R), Intel® 631xESB/632xESB I/O controller hub, Intel® 82801GR/GH I/O controller hub (ICH7R/DH), Intel® 82801FR I/O controller hub (ICH6R).
DISCLAIMER: This software is provided by Intel only for the convenience of its customers. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY WARRANTY OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF ANY PROPOSAL, SPECIFICATION OR SAMPLE.
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/16750/eng/releasenotes.htm

TV LCD JVC LT42x50: MACs cannot use the VGA port!

I have a MacMini 1,5 core solo and tried to connect to my TV via VGA (as I used to do with my old PC notebook).
I wish I read the TV istructions before..., but it clearly says that his VGA port it's not for Macs!
Ihe qustion is: is there a way to modify the MAcMini output so that my TV can get it?
(I asked the MACshop guys here in Rome about this problem but they couldn't find an anwer...)

Like Boece, I don't have any personal experience with SwitchResX since my minis all run with commonplace displays or TVs which they drive at nominal and default resolutions. But if SRX doesn't offer an option to save the settings you have manually set, it suggests the system should correctly save them for reuse in the property list file.
However, it is also possible that the TV, since it's connected by VGA (rather than using a composite adapter) is feeding the mini with an ID signal which overrides your SRX settings. Since MacOS uses the ID data from displays to create 'correct' settings for them, that could potentially explain why the settings you give it are not working.
Also worth noting is that you may be selecting modes which are NTSC rather than PAL, so if the display is giving you options, ensure one matching the PAL standard is selected.
In this situation, if you are not able to get assistance with someone familiar with SwitchResX, and resolve it that way, if your TV has composite input (a yellow video input with red and white for stereo audio) I'd be inclined to suggest you try Apple's DVI to Composite/S-video adapter and connect up that way. It has not failed in any situation I have tried, at least at 640x480 or 800x600.

Wireless connection via "dongle" - cannot use remaining USB port.

The dongle is too wide to allow space for plugging in to the second USB port. I have tried using the hub (Belkin) from my old Mac mini but the dongle disconnects regularly when plugged in via the hub. When plugged direct into the USB port the reception is solid. I want to use a wireless mouse because I prefer it to the trackpad. Any suggestion how to connect two devices at once without compromising the efficiency of the dongle?

Try a USB extension cable?

Cannot use TV Out port on Satellite P300D-14E

Hallo,
I have got an P300D-14E running on a Win7 32bit system. I have installed also the latest graphics driver from your homepage.
It is completeley unpossible for me to get the s-video TV Out running. I don't think that there is anything wrong with the hardware either, because there is a picture shown on my TV while booting. After the welcome screen apeared it turns black. I tryed out every possibility in the drivers options. Also I tryed out the options in Windows 7. The Television is recognized and the symbol of it is shown either in the ATI and else in the windows options.
Of course I tried the F5 Bottom, too.
Do you have any experiances like I have with windows 7?
Thanks
Peter

Yes, the Notebook was delivered with Vista but windows 7 is full featured by toshiba. There was even a possibility for the owners of a later Model of the P300 to upgrade to win7 for a very low amout of money. I bought a ultimate Licence myself.
To my Problem. Yes, there are the little pictures while pressing the FN Bottom. They change depending to the connected devices. In case of a connected TV there is a possibility to switch to a single TV or a TV/Monitor mode. If I do so, nothing happens (to the TV)
If the TV would not start while booting, I simply would think that something is wrong with the connector and/or with the graphic adapter.
I would really be interested to know, whether other users have made the same expeariance only with windows7, and if it works with Vista.

Do the 8200 elite CMT motherboard SATA ports support SATA port multipliers?

I have an HP-Compaq 8200 elite CMT. I'd like to expand my SATA connection capacity using a SATA port multiplier. Specfications for most of them indicate they work only with motherboards that support the SATA PM / port multiplier feature. Does my motherboard support PM?
Thanks!

@Paul_Tikkanen
Paul,
You have one of the models.
Most Intel PCs that I have come across don't support SATA port multipliers except for MACs.
Paul, send me a PM.
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Z97 Gaming 7 - Intel SATA ports, devices not present

I've attached a Samsung 850 Pro, and WD Black drives to the Intel SATA ports but the BIOS never recognizes them. When I put the drives into the ASMedia SATA ports, I see the drives and can start the windows install. I have GSKILL memory installed, but changed to the recommended settings and I still don't see the drives on the Intel SATA ports. I've also upgraded the BIOS, cleared the CMOS, changed the SATA and power cables, all to no avail.
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Mac Pros extra two internal sata ports broken since Leopard 10.5??

I have a Mac Pro and according to xlr8yourmac.com and the newertech website, there are four sata ports for your hard drives PLUS an additional two more sata ports directly on the motherboard. Through a complicated and difficult disassembly, it is possible to dissect your mac pro and install their cable which they sell for about $30, and get at the rear of your mac pro housing connectors for these two internal sata ports. In short, it's nothing more than an extension cable that fits into a neat housing at the back of the mac pro. You can then plug up to two esata drives into those jacks and they are basically hooked into the macpro motherboard. I ordered this cable and it worked splendidly since 10.4.8 and for 10.4.9 without any issue (that I could tell). I was even able to raid them together etc etc. (edit to be clear I mean I had two Lacie 500Gb drives with esata, firewire 800, 400 and USB 2 on them).
When I installed 10.5 it was all broken!! What a disaster. I can't use these drives on the firewire bus (which by the way they work fine on) because I am already tieing up that with other devices and drives. I need these extra two buses, plus they were **** fast before- I guess it's the same bus as the internal drives get.
I have contacted Lacie - no luck - and also newertech, and did so again today, but so far no luck, and apple, no luck and even submitted a feedback request back when we were on 10.5.1 (just released at that time), and no luck. I hoped 10.5.2 would restore this functionality.
I was told Apple do not normally go out of their way to kill unintended functionality but could this be the case on this occasion?

www.xlr8yourmac.com its over my head but...
A Copy of the April 23rd, 2007 news page post is below (in reply to eSATA Extender cables (w/PCI slot bracket) from Newer Tech for use with the 2 unused ports on the Mac Pro motherboard.)
" this may be of some interest for your readers.
From the Intel 631xESB/632xESB I/O Controller Hub data sheet:
"Hot-Plug Operation
Dynamic Hot-Plug (for example, surprise removal) is not supported by the SATA host controller. However, using the PCS register configuration bits and power management flows, a device can be powered down by software, and the port can then be powered off, allowing removal and insertion of a new device. "
(I asked if he knew of any way to do that in OS X.)
the SATA controller does support AHCI mode, which enables hot plugging (same as with the raid southbridges ICH6R - ICH8R which support hot plugging with raid drivers from Intel without Intel assuring this).
But it does not support AHCI if the PATA port is used as in the Mac Pro. And without AHCI there is no way to do hot plugging.
Using a SATA DVD drive may not mean AHCI is used automatically. The controller has to be switched from IDE to AHCI mode. Maybe the Mac Pro does it on startup or some EFI specialist can finds out how to do that.
BTW Tiger can handle an ICH8R in AHCI mode on all SATA ports without a problem.
Kind regards,
Martin S. "
Info/Tips on using Spare SATA Ports with Windows: (from Jan 15th, 2008 news page) This may have come up in the past and I'd forgotten it (don't own a Mac Pro yet) but in reply to a post yesterday (1/15/2008) on the Pioneer SATA Blu-Ray reader/Superdrive combo drive, a reader mentioned the spare SATA ports are not usable in Windows XP at least with the standard drivers with Bootcamp. (Most readers have used the ports in OS X although I've not searched drive db reports for anyone that mentioned using Bootcamp/Windows also. BTW - The spare ports are bootable for OS X use, as noted in this article - although drives are not shown/usable when booted from Windows with standard drivers.)
(Update) Here's a reader mail w/tips on using the spare ports with Windows via a replacement chipset driver install and grub bootloader edit:
" after finding this thread in the onmac forums I finally was able to get my pioneer sata drive to work under bootcamp. Basically you have to do the following:
- Install Win XP and ubuntu linux with a pata dvd drive in XP, change the ide 2680 driver to the intel ahci driver found here (downloadcenter.intel.com) S5000 Based Server AHCI SATA Storage Driver for Windows.
- Boot into ubuntu and change the stage1 file of the grub bootloader to this:
http://www.olofsson.info/grub/stage1
This keeps the mac pro in ahci mode when booting a foreign OS
Now you can boot windows using the linux partition, this will start grub and keep the mac pro in the correct mode
I also installed Refit to make things a little easier but as far as i know using Alt key when booting should work too.
if anyone tries this and has any questions feel free to ask
-Forrest"

Wich SATA port to use

Hello..
I have a Z77A-GD65 card. I WONDER HOW I SHOULD CONNECT THIS THE RIGHT WAY.
i HAVE A SSD DISK, sata 600 THAT HAVE MY PROGRAMS AND SYSTEM INSTALLED. i HAVE TO sata 600 DISK IN RAID (2tb Disks)
iS IT BEST TO CONNECT THE TWO RAID DISK TO sata 1 AND 2, AND CONNECT THE SYSTEM\PROGRAM SSD TO SATA 7 OR 8 TO GET ADVANTAGE OFF THE SATA 600 SPEED?Or should i connect the two data disk to sata port 7 and 8. Anyone that knowes what is how to connect this propperly?
Sorry for my bad English..
Thanks in advance

Quote from: xmad on 24-June-13, 21:33:02
I generally connect the SSD to SATA 1 or 2.
Then the Raid HDDS's to Sata 3-6 and don't use the ASMEDIA controller.
You can test to see what works best for you, but I have found this to work best on my systems. The use of SATA II w/ HDD's are of little consequence while the boot up delay caused by the ASMEDIA controller is a bit irritating. Not to mention, the performance of the ASMEDIA controller is not as good as the Z77 controller.
You are wright on that XMAD, even with latest Bios versions i though that wen better but on boot time bot not really, they just removed the info that Asmedia was on loading/ scanning.
Now about performance i already knew that they weren't better than the Intel controller but not expecting that worse. Done some testing with AIDA64.
Intel Z77/C216 AHCI mode:
ASMedia 1061 AHCI mode:
As you see reading results are so bad that i didn't bother doing writing benchmarks.
Seeing this i have to reformulate my opinion. In your case don't even bother to use ASMedia, better to plug your ssd in sata port 1 and the other 2 HDDs in sata port 3/4, use the RAID mode.
Note: just make sure you have TRIM command enable in Windows.
Quote
How to Enable TRIM Command
In the Elevated command Prompt windows, type the following:
fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 0
How to Disable TRIM Command
In the Elevated command Prompt windows, type the following:
fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 1
How do I know if TRIM is working in Windows 7?
In the Elevated command Prompt windows, type the following:
fsutil behavior query disabledeletenotify
Results explained below:
DisableDeleteNotify = 1 (Windows TRIM commands are disabled)
DisableDeleteNotify = 0 (Windows TRIM commands are enabled)

HT2188 i just upgraded my iphone 3gs to ios 6 not sure if it updated but now when i turn on my phone it says automatically that i need to connect it to itunes using the USB port but when i connect it it comes up as new hardware and cannot find a program/s

i just upgraded my iphone 3gs to ios 6 not sure if it updated but now when i turn on my phone it says automatically that i need to connect it to itunes using the USB port but when i connect it it comes up as new hardware and cannot find a program/software for my device even though i have the latest itunes on my computer. i have tried reinstalling itunes but it still cannot find my phone and now i cannot use my phone as it is stuck on the sync to itunes screen

Have you downloaded and installed the latest version of iTunes from here:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

Can not port forward on WRT54GS v6 "You cannot use the router IP"

Hello, I'm trying to open a port number, but when I try to use my router's IP, the following message appears
"You cannot use the router IP, network, or broadband address"
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My ADSL was working as a NAT behind a NAT connection, so I had to change my Local IP Address to 192.168.2.1.
Router: WRT54GS v6 firmware 1.52.8 (latest) - Bellsouth router: Westell 6100
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : launchmodem.com
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::40a9:a76e:61b3:6435%11
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.100
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
So, please help me, how can I open ports on my router? =[
PS: I tried to use 192.168.2.100, and even though it lets me use it, it still seems not to open that port... my IP is dynamic.

Generally: NAT behind NAT is a bad idea. There is usually no need for double NAT. Either configure the ADSL router as bridge and use the WRT for your internet connection or set up the WRT as simple access point behind the ADSL router.
It's also unclear to me what is working or not. First I thought you can't set up forwarding at all because you get that error message. Then, in your PS you write you tried to use 192.168.2.100 and that seemed to be possible. The IP address to forward to must be the IP address of the computer to which you want to forward. Thus 192.168.2.100 is exactly the IP address you have to set up. Does this work or not?
Also remember: with double NAT you must set up two forwardings: first on the ADSL router then on the WRT. Port forwarding is necessary to allow incoming traffic through NAT. All incoming traffic arrives on the ADSL router. Thus setting up port forwarding on the WRT only won't do a thing.
It's also not recommend to use dynamic IPs for forwarding destinations. Dynamic IP addresses may change over time and that requires you to adjust forwardings accordingly. It's better to reserve fixed IP addresses (if your WRT supports this) or set a static IP address on the computer outside the DHCP address pool.

Z87-GD65 can't use 3TB disk drives on Intel SATA ports

I've been happily using my Z87-GD65 for several months now with a 256G SSD for Windows 8.1, and 4*2T spinning Seagate drives. I decided it was time to make 'em bigger. So I plugged in a 3TB Seagate ST3000DM001 on one of the Intel SATA ports. The motherboard doesn't recognize there's a drive there at all. If I go ahead and boot, it's very slow to come up and Windows does recognize the drive, but it's unusably slow and eventually just hangs.
Ok... Flash the BIOS on the disk. No better.
Flash the MB BIOS. No better.
Plug in a WD 3T Red drive. Same exact symptoms.
Try different Intel SATA ports. Same symptoms.
Both drives work fine on two other completely different systems (both old LGA1155 systems).
Plug the drive in to the ASM1061 ports on the Z87-GD65 and poof... works like a champ. 170MB/sec from the Seagate, 150MB/sec from the WD.
Well, that's something, but I had intended to replace the 4*2T drives with 4*3T drives. Using the ASM ports is not the answer.
I checked the hard disk drive test report and it claims the ST3000DM001 was tried and works. So I'm pretty stumped. Old MB BIOS didn't work, new MB BIOS doesn't work, old Seagate firmware doesn't work, new Seagate firmware doesn't work, WD doesn't work, multiple ports don't work.
Surely other people are using large drives on these MB's.
Hints?

It does help knowing other people are getting the same hardware to work. Gives me hope.
My first thought was "ain't no way it's the OS" since the MB isn't showing the drives on the display of SATA devices. But just to do a quick check I slipped in a Fedora drive and booted and wow... no problems at all with using the 3T drives. Motherboard still claims no knowledge of them, but Fedora uses 'em fine.
ok... Update the Intel chipset drivers and the IRST and reboot and... it's better. Still broken, but better. Takes about a minute to boot instead of the usual 12 seconds, but once it's up it's working ok best I can tell. So it's getting hung up on something during boot.
Fine... reset the CMOS, PITA though that is since I have to yank the SLI graphics card to get to it.
Put it back together, boot, and... Windows won't boot.
I'm about ready to throw a tantrum but get it together and just start trying things. Yank all the drives but the SSD. No. Boot from Fedora. No. Yank the second graphics card. YES! Put it back in again. YES! Guess I didn't get it seated right the first time, or something. Sure felt ok going in, but I won't argue with results.
Boot W8.1 and... bingo... up in 11 seconds with 3*3T drives in it. And the CMOS claims to see the drives now.
Stripe 'em in Windows software and CrystalMark says it can read 490MB/s and write 450MB/s.
That'll do. Thanks.

Which of my sata ports should I use?

I have this harddrive [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00471G8CC/] but I want to make sure I'm using the best sata port for it. My desktop is the CQ5720F, here's the link to the motherboard specs [http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02552467&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en...]
It says I have sata 1 and 2 under "internal connectors" but I have 4 sata ports. So that's the problem, I don't know which one to use. Right now I have it plugged into the one labeled "Sata 3". What should I do?
Thanks, Travis
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The specs are incorrect. All 4 SATA ports are the same and are SATA2.0 ports. I doesn't really matter what port you use, however I would put the main hard drive on #1, secondary HDDs on #2 and #3, and the CD/DVD on #4.
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Mpower// if i use 2 ssds in port 1&2 in riad 0 can i not use hdd in sata ports 3

mpower// if i use 2 ssds in port 1&2 in riad 0 can i not use hdd in sata ports 3 4 5 6 as my hdd wont work
does not show up in bios or windows// help help

Isn't this your 2nd post on this? Did you intel rapid storage (raid controller)? Are you able to see the drives in there? Did you set them up as simple drives or w/er you want?
Did you check in disk manager and assign a drive letter?
The directions for how to do this are in your manual towards the end.
The As Media controller ports 7&8 are SATA III, that is what I use for my storage HDD.

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