Asus A85XM-A, A85XMA A85XM-ASATA 6.0Gb/s connectors, 3.Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pinSATA6G 1~8)

3.Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G 1~8)

These connectors are for the Serial ATA 6 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, RAID 5, RAID 10 and JBOD configuration through the onboard controller.

SATA6G_5 SATA6G_6 SATA6G_8

A85XM-A

						GND
						RSATA_TXP8
						RSATA_TXN8
GND TXP5RSATA TXN5RSATA GND RXN5RSATA RXP5RSATA GND		GND TXP6RSATA TXN6RSATA GND	_RXN6RSATA	_RXP6RSATA	GND	GND
	RSATA_RXN8
						RSATA_RXP8
						GND

SATA6G_3

SATA6G_4

GND RSATA_RXP3

RSATA_RXN3

GND RSATA_TXN3

RSATA_TXP3

GND

GND RSATA_RXP4

RSATA_RXN4

GND RSATA_TXN4

RSATA_TXP4

GND

SATA6G_1

SATA6G_2

SATA6G_7

RXP1

RXN1

TXN1

TXP1

RXP2

RXN2

TXN2

TXP2

GND

GND RSATA

RSATA

GND RSATA

RSATA

GND

GND RSATA

RSATA

GND RSATA

RSATA

GND

RSATA_TXP7

GND

RSATA_TXN7

RSATA_RXN7

RSATA_RXP7

GND

A85XM-A SATA 6.0Gb/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]. See section 2.5.2 SATA Configuration for details.

•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]. See section 2.5.2 SATA Configuration for details.

ASUS A85XM-A 1-25