1.12 Connectors
This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard.
1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1)
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After
connecting one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the floppy
drive. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables
with pin 5 plug).
P4V800-X
P4V800-X Floppy Disk Drive Connector
2. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)
These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for Serial ATA
hard disks. The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150 MB/s data transfer
rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra ATA/133).
P4V800-X
P4V800-X SATA Connectors
1-18
PIN 1
FLOPPY1
NOTE: Orient the red markings on
the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1.
SATA1
SATA2
Chapter 1: Product introduction