Onboard Headers And Connectors - ASROCK Z68 Pro3 Gen3 Quick Installation Manual

2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place
jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps
over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the
motherboard!
Serial ATAII Connectors
(SATA2_2: see p.2, No. 12)
(SATA2_3: see p.2, No. 8)
(SATA2_4: see p.2, No. 13)
(SATA2_5: see p.2, No. 7)
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_0: see p.2, No. 11)
(SATA3_1: see p.2, No. 9)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Data Cable
(Optional)
USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB6_7)
(see p.2 No. 20)
(9-pin USB8_9)
(see p.2 No. 21)
(9-pin USB10_11)
(see p.2 No. 22)
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SATA2_5 SATA2_3
SATA2_4 SATA2_2
SATA3_1
SATA3_0
USB_PWR
P-9
P+9
GND
DUMMY
1
GND
P+8
P-8
USB_PWR
USB_PWR
P-11
P+11
GND
DUMMY
1
GND
P+10
P-10
USB_PWR
ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 Motherboard
These four Serial ATAII
(SATAII) connectors support
SATA data cables for internal
storage devices. The current
SATAII interface allows up to
3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
These two Serial ATA3 (SATA3)
connectors support SATA data
cables for internal storage
devices. The current SATA3
interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
Either end of the SATA data
cable can be connected to the
SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard
disk or the SATAII / SATA3
connector on this motherboard.
Besides four default USB 2.0
ports on the I/O panel, there
are three USB 2.0 headers on
this motherboard. Each
USB 2.0 header can support
two USB 2.0 ports.