Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R User Manual page 28

9) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by ICH10R)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s stan-
dard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The ICH10R controller supports RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on
configuring a RAID array.
10) GSATA2_8/9 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard.
Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The GIGABYTE SATA2 controller supports RAID 0,
RAID 1, and JBOD. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring
a RAID array.
• A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives. If more than two hard
drives are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number.
• A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives. (The total number of hard drives
does not have to be an even number.)
• A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives.
Hardware Installation
SATA2_5 SATA2_3
7
7
SATA2_4 SATA2_2
GSATA2_9
7
7
GSATA2_8
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Pin No. Definition
1
SATA2_1
2
1
3
1
4
SATA2_0
5
6
7
Pin No. Definition
1
2
1
3
1
4
5
6
7
Please connect the L-shaped end of
the SATA cable to your SATA hard
drive.
GND
TXP
TXN
GND
RXN
RXP
GND
GND
TXP
TXN
GND
RXN
RXP
GND