Onboard Headers And Connectors; Data Cable - ASROCK FM2A85M-DG3 Installation Manual

1.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place
jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps
over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the
motherboard!
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA_1: see p. 2, No. 11)
(SATA_2: see p. 2, No. 12)
(SATA_3: see p. 2, No. 14)
(SATA_4: see p. 2, No. 13)
(SATA_5: see p. 2, No. 16)
(SATA_6: see p. 2, No. 15)
Serial ATA (SATA)

Data Cable

(Optional)
USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB4_5)
(see p. 2, No. 18)
(9-pin USB8_9)
(see p. 2, No. 19)
10
SATA_5 SATA_6
USB_PWR
P-9
P+9
GND
DUMMY
1
GND
P+8
P-8
USB_PWR
ASRock FM2A85M-DG3 Motherboard
These six Serial ATA3
(SATA3) connectors support
SATA data cables for internal
storage devices. The current
SATA3 interface allows up to
6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
Either end of the SATA data
cable can be connected to the
SATA3 hard disk or the SATA3
connector on this motherboard.
Besides four default USB 2.0
ports on the I/O panel, there
are two USB 2.0 headers on
this motherboard. Each USB 2.0
header can support two USB
2.0 ports.