Esataii Interface Introduction - ASROCK 4CORE1333-ESATA2 - V5.1 User Manual

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What is eSATAII?
This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification.
eSATAII allows you to enjoy the SATAII function provided by the I/O of your
computer, offering the high speed data transfer rate up to 3.0Gb/s, and the
convenient mobility like USB. Currently, on the market, the data transfer rate of
USB 2.0 is up to 480Mb/s, and for IEEE 1394 is up to 400Mb/s. However, eSATAII
provides the data transfer rate up to 3000Mb/s, which is much higher than USB 2.
0 and IEEE 1394, and still keeps the convenience of Hot Plug feature. Therefore,
on the basis of the advantageous transfer speed and the facilitating mobile
capability, in the near future, eSATAII will replace USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394 to be a
trend for external interface.
Please do not remove your eSATAII HDDs from the eSATAII ports while the
system is power-on and in working condition. Otherwise, your eSATAII HDD
data may be damaged.
How to install eSATAII?
SATAII connector
SATAII_ORANGE (Port3)
1. In order to enable the eSATAII port of the I/O shield, you need to connect the
orange SATAII connector (SATAII_ORANGE (Port3); see p.10 No.13) and the
eSATAII connector (eSATAII; see p.10 No.36) with a SATA data cable first.
Connect the SATA
data cable to the
orange SATAII
connector
(SATAII_ORANGE
(Port3))
eSATAII connector
(eSATAII)
Connect the SATA
data cable to the
eSATAII connector
(eSATAII)
3 0 3 0 3 0
3 0 3 0