Installing Sata Hard Drives - ECS P67H2-A2 Manual

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Installing SATA Hard Drives

This section describes how to install SATA devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD-
ROM drive.
About SATA Connectors
Your motherboard features four SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors and four SATA 6.0Gb/s
connectors supporting a total of eight drives SATA refers to Serial ATA (Advanced
Technology Attachment) is the standard interface for the SATA hard drives which
are currently used in most PCs. These connectors are well designed and will only fit
in one orientation. Locate the SATA connectors on the motherboard and follow the
illustration below to install the SATA hard drives.
Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives
To install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives, use the SATA cable that supports the
Serial ATA protocol. You can connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard
drive or the connector on the motherboard.
SATA cable
Refer to the illustration below for proper installation:
1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard.
2 Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive.
3 Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the
other end to the power supply.
* For reference only
This motherboard supports the "Hot-Plug" function.
SATA power cable
(optional)
Installing the Motherboard
(optional)