Serial Ata Connectors - Asus P5LVM1394 Installation Manual

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Serial ATA connectors

(7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA
hard disk drives.
P5L-VM 1394 SATA Connectors
When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary
(boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1/2 connector. Refer to the table
below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
Connector
SATA1/2
SATA3/4
Connect the right-angle side
of SATA signal cable to SATA
device. Or you may connect
the right-angle side of SATA
cable to the onboard SATA
port to avoid mechanical
conflict with a long card in
PCI2 slot.
ASUS P5L-VM 1394
Color Setting
Red Master
Black
SATA3
SATA4
SATA1
SATA2
Boot disk
Slave Data Disk
right angle side
Use
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