Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 User Manual page 29

9) 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.
10) GSATA3_6/7 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Marvell 9128)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA
1.5Gb/s standards. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The Marvell 9128 supports
RAID 0 and RAID 1. 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.
SATA2_5 SATA2_3
7
7
SATA2_4 SATA2_2
GSATA3_7
7 1
7 1
GSATA3_6
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Pin No. Definition
1 GND
SATA2_1
2 TXP
1
3 TXN
1
4 GND
SATA2_0
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
Pin No. Definition
1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
Please connect the L-shaped end of
the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA
hard drive.
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