I/O Connectors; Sata (Serial Ata) Connectors - DFI DL631-C226 User Manual

I/O Connectors

SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors

Features
• 6 Serial ATA ports
- 6 SATA 3.0 ports with data transfer rate up to 6Gb/s (SATA 0 to SATA 5).
• Integrated Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) controller
• Supports RAID 0/1/5/10
• Supports Intel Smart Response Technology
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The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices. Connect one end of the Se-
rial ATA 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.
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
Chapter 2
BIOS Setting
Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Advanced menu ("SATA Configuration" submenu) of the
BIOS. Refer to the chapter 3 for more information.
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SATA 0
SATA 1
SATA 3
SATA 2
SATA 4 SATA 5
SATA 3.0 6Gb/s
(SATA port 5 provides adequate
space for SATA DOM.)
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Note:
Some 3rd party SATA Gen 2 speed device controllers used on the system board paired
with the Intel 8 series chipset are intermittently detected. Before using SSD devices
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or mSATA SSD devices, please check whether the device and the cable which are
used on the system board conform to Intel's official regulations.
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