EVGA 132-YW-E178, 780i SLI FTW manual Connecting Serial ATA Cables

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Connecting Serial ATA Cables

The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for primary storage devices. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data transfer rate.

There are six serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1 and JBOD configurations.

SATA 3	SATA 5
SATA 4	SATA 6

SATA 1	(bottom)
SATA 2	(top)	Connect the locking cable end to the motherboard connector.
		Connect the locking cable end to the motherboard connector.
		Connect the end without the lock to the drive.

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Contents Evga force 780i SLI FTW Motherboard Evga Table of Contents COM1 Evga Evga CPU FSB List of Figures Intentions of the Kit Parts not in the KitPage Evga nForce 780i SLI FTW Motherboard Motherboard SpecificationsEvga Equipment UnpackingEvga nForce 780i SLI FTW Motherboard Evga nForce 780i SLI FTW Motherboard Layout Chassis Back Panel Connectors Safety Instructions Hardware InstallationInstalling the CPU Fan Installing the CPUPreparing the Motherboard Installing System Memory DIMMs Installing the I/O Shield Installing the MotherboardSecuring the Motherboard into the Chassis  COM  FDD  IDE Connecting Cables and Setting Switches Power Supply Connectors Power ConnectionsPin ATX Power PWR1 Pin ATX 12V Power PWR2 Connecting IDE Hard Disk DrivesConnecting Serial ATA Cables Front Panel Header Connecting Internal HeadersIeee 1394a USB Headers Audio Front Audio ConnectorGND Sense PWR Fan ConnectionsCOM1 Expansion Slots Floppy Disk Drive FDD ConnectorPCI Express x1 Slot Clear Cmos Function Onboard System Reset and Power ButtonsClear Cmos Button Configuring the Bios Main Menu Enter Bios Setup Advanced Bios Features  Standard Cmos Features Advanced Chipset Features  Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password Standard Cmos Features Menu Set User Password  Save & Exit SetupDate and Time Standard Cmos Features None IDE Channel and Sata Channel Auto  Manual Large Drive a Auto Memory Halt OnCdrom Advanced Bios FeaturesNetwork Boot Priority Hard Disk Boot PriorityQuick Power On Self Test Removable Device PriorityBoot Other Device First/Second/Third Boot DeviceBoot Up NumLock Status Apic ModeFull Screen Logo Show MPS Version Control For OSSystem Bios Cacheable Advanced Chipset FeaturesHpet Function Integrated Peripherals Menu Integrated Peripherals Menu IDE DMA transfer access IDE Function Setup Primary Master/Slave Udma  Serial-ATA ControllerUSB Config RAID Config Sata x Primary/Secondary  OnChip USBIDE HDD Block Mode MAC ConfigIEEE1394 controller HD AudioAcpi Function Power Management Setup MenuAcpi Suspend Type Soft-Off by Pbnt Power On by AlarmWOLPME# From Soft-Off  Keyboard  Password Power on Function Hot Key Power On  Mouse Left  Mouse Right  Any KeyReset Configuration Data PnP/PCI Configuration MenuInit Display First IRQ Resources Resources Controlled ByPCI/VGA Palette Snoop Maximum Payload Size PC Health StatusPress Enter to display the Dynamic Fan Control menu Dynamic Fan ControlPage Dummy O.C Frequency/Voltage ControlSystem Clocks Phoenix AwardBIOS Cmos Setup Utility System Clocks FSB Reference Clock. MHz  CPU Freq, MHz CPU Multiplier  PCIe x161, MHz CPU Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum SLI-Ready Memory FSB & Memory Config Linked  FSB and Memory Clock Mode Unlinked  FSB QDR, MHz Optimal  Memory Timing Setting Expert Memory Timing Setting Expert TCL CAS Latency  PPM Mode CPU Feature Limit Cpuid MaxVal  Intel SpeedStep Execute Disable Bit  Disable CPU Thermal Control  TM1 Only Evga VDroop control System Voltages Memory  nForce SPP nForce MCP Nvmem Memory Test HT nForce SPP MCP  nForce MCP AuxiliarySave Timing/Voltage Set Load Timing/Voltage SetEvga Driver Installation Installing Drivers SoftwareEvga Evga Glossary of Terms Evga Award Post Code Award Post Codes Name Description Award Post Codes Name Description Memory above 1MB Award Post Codes Name Description RAM Nvmm Post Codes Nvmm Post Codes Name Description