Onboard Headers And Connectors - ASROCK X79 Extreme7 User Manual

2.13 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 ATA2 Connectors
(SATA2_0_1: see p.12, No. 19)
(SATA2_2_3: see p.12, No. 18)
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_0_1: see p.12, No. 20)
(SATA3_M0_M1: see p.12, No. 22)
(SATA3_M2_M3: see p.12, No. 21)
(SATA3_M4: see p.12, No. 15)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Data Cable
(Optional)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Power Cable
(Optional)
connect to the SATA
HDD power connector
These four Serial ATA2
(SATA2) connectors support
SATA data cables for internal
storage devices. The current
SATA2 interface allows up to
3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
These seven Serial ATA3
(SATA3) connectors support
SATA3_M4
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
SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard
disk or the SATA2 / 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.
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