Asus M4A78-EM 1394 User Manual page 37

6. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA5 and SATA6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk
and optical disk drives. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is backward compatible with Serial ATA
1.5Gb/s specification. The data transfer rate of the Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster than the
standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA133). If you install Serial ATA hard disk
drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations through the
onboard SB710 chipset.
Install the Windows
• For detailed instructions on RAID configurations, refer to the RAID manual in the
Support DVD.
• If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the OnChip
SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See 2.3.4 SATA Configuration for details.
7. IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_1)
This connector is for an IEEE 1394a port. Connect the IEEE 1394a module cable to this
connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.
Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394a connector. Doing so will damage the
motherboard!
ASUS M4A78-EM/1394
XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA.
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