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M S-7181 M icro-ATX M ainboard
Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by VT8237R:
SATA1 & SATA2
The Southbridge of this mainboard is VIA VT8237R which supports two serial con-
nectors SATA1& SATA2.
SATA1 & SATA2 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports 1
generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB/s. Both connectors are fully compliant
with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard
disk device. Please refer to VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction for detail
software installation procedure.
SATA2
SATA1
Optional Serial ATA cable
MSI Reminds You...
Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle, which will
cause the loss of data during the transmission.
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SATA1 & SATA2 Pin Definition
Pin
Signal
Pin
1
GND
2
3
TXN
4
5
RXN
6
7
GND
Take out the dust cover and
connect to the hard disk
devices
Connect to SATA1 or SATA2
st
Signal
TXP
GND
RXP
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