ASRock FM2A55M-VG3 manual Onboard Headers and Connectors, Serial ATA2 Connectors

2.8 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

(SATA_1: see	p.13, No. 10)	SATA_4
(SATA_2: see	p.13, No. 9)
(SATA_3: see	p.13, No. 8)
(SATA_4: see	p.13, No. 7)	SATA_3

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.

					SATA_2
					SATA_1
Serial ATA (SATA)						Either end of the SATA data
Data Cable						cable can be connected to the
(Optional)						SATA2 hard disk or the SATA2
						connector on this motherboard.
USB 2.0 Headers						Besides four default USB 2.0
(9-pin USB4_5)						ports on the I/O panel, there
(see p.13 No. 17)						are two USB 2.0 headers on
						this motherboard. Each USB 2.0
						header can support two USB
(9-pin USB6_7)						2.0 ports.
		USB_PWR
(see p.13 No. 18)			P-7
				P+7
					GND
						DUMMY
	1
					GND
				P+6
			P-6
		USB_PWR

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