Connectors - Asus P4V8X-X User Manual

1.12 Connectors

This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard.
1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1)
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After
connecting one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the floppy
drive. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables
with pin 5 plug).
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P4V8X-X Floppy Disk Drive Connector
2. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)
These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for Serial ATA
hard disks. The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150 MB/s data transfer
rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra ATA/133).
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P4V8X-X
P4V8X-X SATA Connectors
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PIN 1
FLOPPY1
NOTE: Orient the red markings on
the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1.
SATA1
SATA2
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