Asus F1A55-M/CSM User Manual page 34

4. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables for Serial ATA hard
disk drives and optical disc drives. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you
can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or JBOD configuration through the onboard
controller.
F1A55-M
F1A55-M SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
• These connectors are set to IDE mode by default. In IDE mode, you can connect Serial
• You must install Windows
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the type of the SATA connectors in the BIOS to
5. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1)
This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this
connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.
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F1A55-M Serial port (COM1) connector
The COM module is purchased separately.
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ATA boot/data hard disk drives to these connectors. If you intend to create a Serial ATA
RAID set using these connectors, set the type of the SATA connectors in the BIOS to
[RAID]. See section 2.5.2 SATA Configuration for details.
ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using
Windows XP SP3 or later version.
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[AHCI]. See section 2.5.2 SATA Configuration for details.
SATA3G_5 SATA3G_6
SATA3G_3 SATA3G_4
SATA3G_1 SATA3G_2
XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using Serial
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COM1
PIN 1
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