Gigabyte GA-M85M-US2H User Manual page 26

6) IDE (IDE Connector)
The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before
attaching 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.)
7) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors)
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 NVIDIA
controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring
SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array.
• Due to a chipset limitation, the SATA2_4/SATA2_5 connectors only support AHCI/RAID mode.
• 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 0+1 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard
drives must be an even number.
GA-M85M-US2H Motherboard
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SATA2_2 SATA2_5
1
SATA2_1 SATA2_4
1
SATA2_0 SATA2_3
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GeForce 8200
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Pin No. Definition
1 GND
2 TXP
7
3 TXN
4 GND
7
5 RXN
6 RXP
7
7 GND
Please connect the L-shaped end
of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your
SATA hard drive.