Hard Disk Drives - Asus P5AD2-E User Manual

3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . S e r i a l A T A c o n n e c t o r s ( 7 - p i n S A T A 1 [ r e d ] , S A T A 2 [ r e d ] , S e r i a l A T A c o n n e c t o r s ( 7 - p i n S A T A 1 [ r e d ] , S A T A 2 [ r e d ] , S e r i a l A T A c o n n e c t o r s ( 7 - p i n S A T A 1 [ r e d ] , S A T A 2 [ r e d ] ,
3 . S e r i a l A T A c o n n e c t o r s ( 7 - p i n S A T A 1 [ r e d ] , S A T A 2 [ r e d ] , S e r i a l A T A c o n n e c t o r s ( 7 - p i n S A T A 1 [ r e d ] , S A T A 2 [ r e d ] ,
S A T A 3 [ b l a c k ] , S A T A 4 [ b l a c k ] ) S A T A 3 [ b l a c k ] , S A T A 4 [ b l a c k ] ) S A T A 3 [ b l a c k ] , S A T A 4 [ b l a c k ] )
S A T A 3 [ b l a c k ] , S A T A 4 [ b l a c k ] ) S A T A 3 [ b l a c k ] , S A T A 4 [ b l a c k ] )
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA

hard disk drives.

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P5AD2-E SATA connectors
I m p o r t a n t n o t e s o n S e r i a l A T A I m p o r t a n t n o t e s o n S e r i a l A T A I m p o r t a n t n o t e s o n S e r i a l A T A
I m p o r t a n t n o t e s o n S e r i a l A T A I m p o r t a n t n o t e s o n S e r i a l A T A
• You must install Windows
Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives.
• When using the connectors in S S S S S t a n d a r d I D E
primary (boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector.
Refer to the table on the next page for the recommended SATA hard
disk drive connections.
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
C o n n e c t o r C o n n e c t o r C o n n e c t o r C o n n e c t o r C o n n e c t o r
S A T A 1 / S A T A 2 S A T A 1 / S A T A 2 S A T A 1 / S A T A 2
S A T A 1 / S A T A 2 S A T A 1 / S A T A 2
S A T A 3 / S A T A 4 S A T A 3 / S A T A 4 S A T A 3 / S A T A 4
S A T A 3 / S A T A 4 S A T A 3 / S A T A 4
A S U S P 5 A D 2 - E A S U S P 5 A D 2 - E
A S U S P 5 A D 2 - E A S U S P 5 A D 2 - E A S U S P 5 A D 2 - E
SATA3
SATA1
® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows
t a n d a r d I D E t a n d a r d I D E t a n d a r d I D E t a n d a r d I D E mode, connect the
C o l o r C o l o r C o l o r C o l o r C o l o r S e t t i n g S e t t i n g S e t t i n g S e t t i n g S e t t i n g
R e d R e d R e d M a s t e r M a s t e r M a s t e r
R e d R e d M a s t e r M a s t e r
B l a c k B l a c k B l a c k S l a v e S l a v e S l a v e
B l a c k B l a c k S l a v e S l a v e
SATA4
SATA2
U s e U s e U s e U s e U s e
B o o t d i s k B o o t d i s k B o o t d i s k
B o o t d i s k B o o t d i s k
D a t a d i s k D a t a d i s k D a t a d i s k
D a t a d i s k D a t a d i s k
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2 - 2 5 2 - 2 5
2 - 2 5 2 - 2 5 2 - 2 5