Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD7 User Manual page 30

9) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by P55 Chipset)
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 P55 Chipset 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_6/7 (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 supports RAID 0 and RAID 1.
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 at least four hard drives and the total number of hard drives
must be an even number.
Hardware Installation
SATA2_5 SATA2_3
7
7
SATA2_4 SATA2_2
GSATA2_7
7
7
GSATA2_6
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Pin No.
SATA2_1
1
1
SATA2_0
Pin No.
1
1
Please connect the L-shaped end of
the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA
hard drive.
Definition
1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
Definition
1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND