Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI User Manual page 25

6) SATA_EXPRESS (SATA Express Connector)
The SATA Express connector supports a single SATA Express device.
7) SATA3 0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s
standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The Intel
RAID 5, and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 3, "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 four hard drives.
• To enable hot-plugging for the SATA ports, refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Peripherals\SATA
Configuration," for more information.
• M.2, SATA Express, and SATA3 4/5 connectors can only be used one at a time. The SATA3 4/5
connectors will become unavailable when an M.2 SSD is installed.
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SATA3
0
7 1
7 1
Pin No. Definition
1 GND S
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
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S 3
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3 2
SATA3
5 4
7 1
7 1
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Hardware Installation
B S S S
S F
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