3 . Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)

These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives.

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A7S8X-MX SATA connectors

SATA2

GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2

GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2

GND

SATA1

GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1

GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1

GND

Important notes on Serial ATA

•Install the Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the XP Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives.

•Serial ATA is supported under Windows® XP/2000/2003 only. Legacy operating systems, such as Windows® 98 SE/Me, do not support native Serial ATA mode. See page 2-23.

•Plug your Serial ATA boot disk on the master port (SATA1) to support S3 function. Refer to the table below for details.

Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors

 

Connector

Setting

U s e

 

 

SATA1

Master

Boot disk

 

 

 

 

 

SATA2

Slave

Data disk

 

 

 

 

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