Onboard Headers And Connectors - ASROCK Z77 Extreme4 User Manual

2.12 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_2_3: see p.13, No. 13)
SATA2_3
(SATA2_4_5: see p.13, No. 14)
SATA2_5
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_A0_A1: see p.13, No. 11)
SATA3_A1
(SATA3_0_1: see p.13, No. 12)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Data Cable
(Optional)
USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB2_3)
(see p.13, No. 26)
(9-pin USB4_5)
(see p.13, No. 25)
These four Serial ATA2 (SATA2)
connectors support SATA data
SATA2_2
cables for internal storage
devices. The current SATA2
interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s
SATA2_4
data transfer rate.
These four Serial ATA3 (SATA3)
connectors support SATA data
SATA3_A0
cables for internal storage
devices. The current SATA3
interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s
SATA3_1 SATA3_0
data transfer rate. If the eSATA3
port on the rear I/O has been
connected, the internal
SATA3_A1 will not function.
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.
Besides two default USB 2.0
USB_PWR
P-3
ports on the I/O panel, there are
P+3
GND
DUMMY
three USB 2.0 headers on this
1
motherboard. Each USB 2.0
GND
header can support two USB 2.0
P+2
P-2
USB_PWR
ports.
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