I/O Connectors
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors
Features
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3 Serial ATA 3.0 ports with data transfer rate up to 6Gb/s (SATA 0, SATA 1 and SATA 2)
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Integrated Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) controller
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Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 (for CS100-Q370/C246 only)
The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices. Connect one end of the Se-
rial ATA data cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.
BIOS Setting
Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Chipset menu ("PCH-IO Configuration" > "SATA And RST
Configuration") of the BIOS. Refer to the chapter 3 for more information.
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
Chapter 2
SATA 3.0 6Gb/s
SATA 2
SATA 1
SATA 0
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Digital I/O Connector
Digital I/O Power Connector
The 8-bit Digital I/O connector provides powering-on function to external devices that are con-
nected to these connectors.
Digital I/O Connector
Pin
Assignment
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
Digital I/O
8
Digital I/O Power
1
+12V
Ground
5VDU
+5V
4
DIO7
DIO6
DIO5
DIO4
DIO3
DIO2
DIO1
DIO0
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