Gigabyte G1.Sniper A88X User Manual page 15

5) SATA3 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA
1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The AMD A88X Chipset supports
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. Refer to Chapter 3, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for
instructions on configuring a RAID array.
1 3 5
SATA3
0 2 4
1
1
• A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives. If more than two hard drives are to be used,
the total number of hard drives must be an even number.
• A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives. (The total number of hard drives does not have to be
an even number.)
• A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives.
6) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header)
Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker, chassis intrusion switch/sensor and system status indicator
on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins
before connecting the cables.
Power Switch Speaker
Power LED
2
1
Hard Drive Reset Power LED
Activity LED Switch
Chassis Intrusion
Header
• HD (Hard Drive Activity LED, Blue):
Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the hard drive is
reading or writing data.
• RES (Reset Switch, Green):
Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the
computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.
• CI (Chassis Intrusion Header, Gray):
Connects to the chassis intrusion switch/sensor on the chassis that can detect if the chassis cover has been
removed. This function requires a chassis with a chassis intrusion switch/sensor.
The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset
switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel
module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly.
DEBUG DEBUG
PORT PORT
DEBUG DEBUG
PORT PORT
6
Pin No. Definition
SATA3
7
1
7 1
2
7 1
3
4
5
6
7
7
7
• PLED/PWR_LED (Power LED, Yellow/Purple):
System Status LED
S0 On
S3/S4/S5 Off
20
• PW (Power Switch, Red):
19
Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may
configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch
(refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management," for more
information).
• SPEAK (Speaker, Orange):
Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel. The system reports
system startup status by issuing a beep code. One single short beep
will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup.
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DEBUG
PORT
DEBUG
PORT
GND
TXP
TXN
GND
RXN
RXP
GND
Connects to the power status indicator
on the chassis front panel. The LED is on
when the system is operating. The LED is
off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep state
or powered off (S5).