Connecting Serial Ata Cables - EVGA NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra User Manual

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard

Connecting Serial ATA Cables

The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the
motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for
primary storage devices. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to
300MB/s data transfer rate.
There are four serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support RAID
0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1 and JBOD configurations.
1. Connect the locking cable end to the
motherboard connector.
2. Connect the end without the lock to the drive.
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SATA 4 SATA 3
SATA 2 SATA 1
GND GND GND
TX+ RX+
TX- TX-