2.12 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_2_3: see p.15, | No. 12) | SATA2_2 | SATA2_3 |
(SATA2_4_5: see p.15, | No. 13) |
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SATA2_4 SATA2_5
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.
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_A1_A2: see p.15, No. 10)
(SATA3_0_1: see p.15, No. 11) | SATA3_A1 | SATA3_A2 |
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SATA3_0 SATA3_1
These four 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. If the eSATA3 port on the rear I/O has been connected, the internal SATA3_A2 will not function.
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 |
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| 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 | USB_PWR |
P+3 | |
| GND |
(see p.15, No. 23) | DUMMY |
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| 1 |
| GND |
| P+2 |
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| USB_PWR |
Besides two default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are three USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports.
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