ASROCK P43TWINS Installation Manual page 21

Primary IDE connector (Blue)
(39-pin IDE1, see p.2/3 No. 8)
connect the blue end
to the motherboard
Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.
Serial ATAII Connectors
(SATAII_1 (Port0):
see p.2/3, No. 11)
(SATAII_2 (Port1):
see p.2/3, No. 12)
(SATAII_3 (Port2):
see p.2/3, No. 13)
(SATAII_4 (Port3):
see p.2/3, No. 14)
(SATAII_5 (Port4):
see p.2/3, No. 16)
(SATAII_6 (Port5):
see p.2/3, No. 15)
SATAII_6 (Port5) connector can be used for internal storage device or
be connected to eSATAII connector to support eSATAII device. Please
read "eSATAII Interface Introduction" on page 26 for details about
eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures.
eSATAII Connector
(eSATAII_TOP:
see p.2, No. 39 or p.3 No. 38)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Data Cable
(Optional)
80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable
These six Serial ATAII (SATAII)
connectors support SATA data
cables for internal storage
devices. The current SATAII
interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
This eSATAII connector
supports SATA data cable for
external SATAII function. The
current eSATAII interface
allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data
eSATAII_TOP
transfer rate.
Either end of the SATA data cable
can be connected to the SATA /
SATAII hard disk or the SATAII
connector on this motherboard.
You can also use the SATA data
cable to connect SATAII_6 (Port5)
connector and eSATAII connector.
ASRock Motherboard
connect the black end
to the IDE devices
2 1 2 1 2 1
2 1 2 1