Asus p4p800s User Manual page 32

3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA2, SATA1)
These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for Serial ATA
hard disks. The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150 MB/s data transfer
rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra ATA/133).
P4P800S
P4P800S SATA Connectors
Important notes on Serial ATA solution:
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• The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible allowing easier
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SATA2
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In legacy operating system (Win 98, WinME, WinNT, DOS)
environment, using SATA will disable one of the IDE channels from
ICH5 south bridge chipset. See BIOS section for correct setting.
routing inside the chassis. The lower pin count of the Serial ATA
cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide, flat ribbon cables
of the Parallel ATA interface.
Hot plug support for Serial ATA drive and connections are not
available in this motherboard.
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Install Windows XP™ Service Pack 1 when using Serial ATA.
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXN1
RSATA_RXP1
GND
SATA1
Chapter 1: Product introduction