3.Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G 1~6)

These connectors are for the Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives and optical disc drives. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 configuration through the onboard controller.

SATA3G_1 SATA3G_2 SATA3G_3

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GND RSATA TXP1 RSATA TXN1 GND RSATA RXN1 RSATA RXP1 GND

GND RSATA TXP2 RSATA TXN2 GND RSATA RXN2 RSATA RXP2 GND

GND RSATA TXP3 RSATA TXN3 GND RSATA RXN3 RSATA RXP3 GND

SATA3G_6

GND RSATA_RXP6 RSATA_RXN6

GND

RSATA_TXN6

RSATA_TXP6

GND

SATA3G_5

GND RSATA_RXP5 RSATA_RXN5

GND

RSATA_TXN5

RSATA_TXP5

GND

SATA3G_4

GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4

GND

RSATA_TXN4

RSATA_TXP4

GND

A55BM-A/USB3 SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors

These connectors are set to AHCI mode by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the type of the SATA connectors in the BIOS to [RAID].

You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using Windows® XP SP3 or later version.

When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the type of the SATA connectors in the BIOS to [AHCI].

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