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2.10 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 ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_1_2: see p.14, No. 18)
(SATA3_3_4: see p.14, No. 17)
(SATA3_5_6: see p.14, No. 16)
(SATA3_A1_A2: see p.14, No. 15)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Data Cable
(Optional)
SATA3 A1 | SATA3 A2 |
SATA3 5 | SATA3 6 |
SATA3 3 | SATA3 4 |
SATA3 1 | SATA3 2 |
These eight 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.
Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA3 hard disk or the 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.
USB 2.0 Headers | Besides four default USB 2.0 |
ports on the I/O panel, there | |
(see p.14 No. 26) | are two USB 2.0 headers on |
| this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 |
| header can support two USB |
| 2.0 ports. |
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