ASRock Version 2.3, Motherboard manual Primary IDE connector Blue

FDD connector (33-pin FLOPPY1)

(see p.11 No. 26) Pin1 FLOPPY1

the red-striped side to Pin1

Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector.

Primary IDE connector (Blue)

(39-pin IDE1, see p.11 No. 10)

PIN1 IDE1

connect the blue end	connect the black end
to the motherboard	to the IDE devices

80-conductor ATA 66/100 cable

Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.

Serial ATA II Connectors

(SATAII_BLUE (PORT0):

see p.11, No. 16)	SATAII_RED	SATAII_ORANGE
(SATAII_BLACK (PORT1):	(PORT2)	(PORT3)
see p.11, No. 15)
(SATAII_RED (PORT2):	SATAII_BLUE	SATAII_BLACK
see p.11, No. 13)	(PORT0)	(PORT1)
(SATAII_ORANGE (PORT3):
see p.11, No. 14)

These four Serial ATA II (SATAII) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA II interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

SATAII_RED (PORT2) and SATAII_ORANGE (PORT3) connectors can be used for internal storage devices or be connected to eSATAII_BOTTOM and eSATAII_TOP connectors with corresponding color to support eSATAII devices. Please read “eSATAII Interface Introduction” on page 31 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures.

eSATA II Connectors

(eSATAII_TOP: see p.11,No. 37)

(eSATAII_BOTTOM: see p.11, No. 38)

Serial ATA (SATA)

Data Cable

(Optional)

eSATAII TOP eSATAII BOTTOM

These two eSATA II connectors support SATA data cables for external SATAII function. The current eSATA II interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on the motherboard. You can also use the SATA data cable to connect SATAII connec- tors and eSATAII connectors with corresponding color.

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