MSI 865PE Neo3-F User Manual page 28

Serial ATA / Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by ICH5 / ICH5R:
SATA1, SATA2
The Southbridge of this mainboard is ICH5/ICH5R which supports two serial
connectors SATA1 & SATA2.
SATA1 & SATA2 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each sup-
st
ports 1 generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB/s. Both connectors are fully
compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect
to 1 hard disk device.
For the advanced functions of the Serial ATA RAID, please refer to Chapter
5: Introduction to Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID for details.
SATA2
1
7
Optional Serial ATA cable
Connect to serial ATA ports
MSI Reminds You...
Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle, for this
might cause the loss of data during the transmission.
SATA1
PIN
1
3
5
7
SATA1~ SATA2 Pin Definition
SIGNAL PIN
GND 2
TXN 4
RXN 6
GND
Take out the dust cover and
connect to the hard disk
devices
Hardware Setup
SIGNAL
TXP
GND
RXP
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