2.13 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 ATA2 Connectors
(SATA2_0_1: see p.14, No. 13)
(SATA2_2_3: see p.14, No. 12)
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_0_1: see p.14, No. 14)
(SATA3_M0_M1: see p.14, No. 15)
(SATA3_M2_M3: see p.14, No. 16)
SATA2 3 | SATA2 2 |
SATA2 0 | SATA2 1 |
SATA3 1 | SATA3 0 |
SATA3 M1 | SATA3 M0 |
SATA3 M3 | SATA3 M2 |
These four Serial ATA2 (SATA2) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA2 interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
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.
Serial ATA (SATA) | Either end of the SATA data |
Data Cable | cable can be connected to the |
(Optional) | SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard |
| disk or the SATA2 / SATA3 |
| connector on this motherboard. |
Serial ATA (SATA)
Power Cable
(Optional)
connect to the SATA HDD power connector
connect to the power supply
Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive. Then connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply.
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