Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 User Manual page 24

7) IDE (IDE Connector)
The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attach-
ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. If you wish to connect two IDE devices,
remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices (for example,
master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for the IDE devices, read the
instructions from the device manufacturers.)
8) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by P55 Chipset)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s
standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The P55 Chipset supports RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on
configuring a RAID array.
• A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives. If more than two hard
drives are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number.
• A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives. (The total number of hard drives
does not have to be an even number.)
• A RAID 10 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard drives
must be an even number.
Hardware Installation
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SATA2_3
SATA2_4
SATA2_5
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Pin No. Definition
1
1
2
SATA2_0
3
4
SATA2_1
5
6
SATA2_2
7
Please connect the L-shaped end of
the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA
hard drive.
1
2
GND
TXP
TXN
GND
RXN
RXP
GND