Connecting Serial ATA Cables
The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the
motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for primary stor-
age devices. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 3 Gb/s data transfer rate.
There are four serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support AHCI and RAID
configurations.
SATA1~SATA4 Pin Definition
PIN
SIGNAL
1
GND
2
TXP
3
TXN
4
GND
5
RXN
6
RXP
7
GND
Fan Connections
There are two fan connections on the
motherboard. The fan speed can be
detected and viewed in the PC Health
Status section of the CMOS Setup.
1
1
1
1
SYS FAN Connector
(S_FAN1)
GND
+12V
Sense
SATA-1
SATA-2
SATA-3
SATA-4
CPU FAN Connector
(C_FAN1)
GND
+12V
Sense
Control
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