2.9 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 ATA (SATA)

Data Cable

(Optional)

3.5mm Audio Cable

(Optional)

Serial ATA (SATA)

Power Cable

(Optional)

connect to the SATA HDD power connector

connect to the power supply

Serial ATA3 Connectors

6

(SATA3_1_2: see p.14, No. 19)

_5_

(SATA3_3_4: see p.14, No. 18)

SATA3

 

(SATA3_5_6: see p.14, No. 17)

SATA3_3_4

 

 

SATA3_1_2

USB 2.0 Headers

USB_PWR

(9-pin USB6_7)

P-7

P+7

(see p.14 No. 26)

GND

DUMMY

 

1

 

GND

 

P+6

 

P-6

 

USB PWR

Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA3 hard disk or the SATA3 connector on this motherboard.

Either end of the 3.5mm audio cable can be connected to the portable audio devices, such as MP3 player and mobile phone or the Line-in port of your PC.

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.

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.

Besides six default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there 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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