Gigabyte GA-EX38T-DQ6 User Manual page 27

9) SATAII0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by ICH9R, Orange)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s
standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The ICH9R controller supports
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for
instructions on configuring a RAID array.
10) GSATAIIA / GSATAIIB (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2, Purple)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s
standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The GIGABYTE SATA2 controller
supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. Refer to Chapter 5, "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 at least four hard drives and the total number of hard
drives must be an even number.
7
SATAII0
SATAII1
1
7
1 7
SATAII4
SATAII5
1
7 1
7 1
GSATAIIA
GSATAIIB
1
7
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Pin No.
1
1
2
3
4
7
5
1 6
SATAII2
7
SATAII3
7
Pin No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Please connect the L-shaped end of the
SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA hard drive.
Hardware Installation
Definition
GND
TXP
TXN
GND
RXN
RXP
GND
Definition
GND
TXP
TXN
GND
RXN
RXP
GND