Onboard Headers And Connectors - ASROCK 990FX Extreme9 User Manual

2.10 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place
jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps
over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the
motherboard!
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_1_2: see p.14, No. 18)
(SATA3_3_4: see p.14, No. 17)
(SATA3_5_6: see p.14, No. 16)
(SATA3_A1_A2: see p.14, No. 15)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Data Cable
(Optional)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Power Cable
(Optional)
connect to the SATA
HDD power connector
USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB4_5)
(see p.14 No. 26)
These eight Serial ATA3
(SATA3) connectors support
SATA data cables for internal
storage devices. The current
SATA3 interface allows up to
6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
Either end of the SATA data
cable can be connected to the
SATA3 hard disk or the SATA3
connector on this motherboard.
Please connect the black end
of SATA power cable to the
power connector on each drive.
Then connect the white end of
SATA power cable to the power
connect to the
power supply
connector of the power supply.
Besides four default USB 2.0
ports on the I/O panel, there
are two USB 2.0 headers on
this motherboard. Each USB 2.0
header can support two USB
2.0 ports.
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