SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors
Features
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Serial ATA port
- SATA0 port with data transfer rate up to 3Gb/s
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Integrated Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) controller
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Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices. Connect one
end of the Serial ATA data cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your
Serial ATA device.
The system board package comes with a power cable that must be connected
from the system board's peripheral power connector to the SATA drive's power
connector in order to provide power to the drive.
Connect to the peripheral
power connector
Connect to the
SATA port
BIOS Setting
Confi gure the Serial ATA drives in the Integrated Peripherals submenu ("OnChip
IDE Device" section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.
Hardware Installation
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GND
RXP
RXN
GND
TXN
TXP
GND
1
SATA 0
SATA 2.0 3Gb/s
+5V
SATA power
Ground
Ground
+12V
1
4
Connect to the
SATA drive
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