Storage Interface
South Bridge:
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6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~SATA3 5) supporting up to 6 SATA
6Gb/s devices
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Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
2 x Marvell 88SE9172 chips:
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2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3 6/7) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s
devices
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2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors on the back panel supporting up to 2 SATA
6Gb/s devices
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Support for RAID 0 and RAID 1
USB
South Bridge:
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U p to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available
through the internal USB headers)
2 x Etron EJ168 chips:
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U p to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through
the internal USB header)
* Be sure to connect your USB device(s) to the USB 2.0/1.1 ports before the USB 3.0
IEEE 1394
VIA VT6308 chip:
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U p to 2 IEEE 1394a ports (1 port on the back panel, 1 port available through
the internal IEEE 1394a header)
Internal
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
Connectors
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
2 x system fan headers
1 x power fan header
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x IEEE 1394a header
1 x serial port header
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
Back Panel
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
Connectors
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
1 x IEEE 1394 port
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x RJ-45 port
6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out,
Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
driver is installed. (Refer to the labels in section 1-7, "Back Panel Connectors.")
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Hardware Installation