5-11 Onboard Indicators
LAN1/2 LEDs
The Ethernet ports (located beside the
VGA port) have two LEDs. On each
port, the yellow LED indicates activity
while the other LED may be green,
amber or off to indicate the speed of
the connection. See the table on the
right for the indication associated with
the connection speed LED.
5-12 SATA Ports
SATA Ports
Six Serial ATA (SATA) ports
(I-SATA 0~5) are located on
the motherboard to provide
serial link connections. Se-
rial Link connections provide
faster data transmission than
those of the traditional Parallel
ATA. These SATA ports are
supported by the Intel ICH9R
South Bridge. See the table on
the right for pin defi nitions.
Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup
(Connection Speed Indicator)
LED Color
Off
Green
Amber
SATA Port
Pin Defi nitions
Pin#
Defi nition
1
Ground
3
TXN
5
RXN
7
Ground
5-19
LAN1/2 LED
Defi nition
No Connection or 10 Mb/s
100 Mb/s
1 Gb/s
Pin #
Defi nition
2
TXP
4
Ground
6
RXP