Intel ® B85 Serial Ata 6.0Gb/S Connectors (7-Pin Sata6G_1~4); Intel ® B85 Serial Ata 3.0Gb/S Connectors (7-Pin Sata3G_1~2) - Asus B85M-D Plus User Manual

7. Intel B85 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~2 [dark brown])
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These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical drives via
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables.
B85M-D PLUS SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to [AHCI].
See section 2.6.3 SATA Configuration for details.
8. Intel B85 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connector (7-pin SATA6G_1~4 [yellow])
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This connector connects to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s
signal cables.
B85M-D PLUS SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors
When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to [AHCI].
See section 2.6.3 SATA Configuration for details.
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SATA3G_1
B85M-D PLUS
A
B85M-D PLUS
B
SATA3G_2
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B
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