2.2.8Internal connectors

1.Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~6)

These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables.

If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration through the onboard AMD® A88X chipset.

SATA6G_5

SATA6G_6

GND

GND

RSATA_TXP5

RSATA_TXP6

RSATA_TXN5

RSATA_TXN6

GND

GND

RSATA_RXN5

RSATA_RXN6

RSATA_RXP5

RSATA_RXP6

GND

GND

A88X-PRO

SATA6G_3

SATA6G_4

GND

GND

RSATA_TXP3

RSATA_TXP4

RSATA_TXN3

RSATA_TXN4

GND

GND

RSATA_RXN3

RSATA_RXN4

RSATA_RXP3

RSATA_RXP4

GND

GND

SATA6G_1

SATA6G_2

GND

GND

RSATA_TXP1

RSATA_TXP2

RSATA_TXN1

RSATA_TXN1

GND

GND

RSATA_RXN1

RSATA_RXN2

RSATA_RXP1

RSATA_RXP2

GND

GND

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A88X-PRO SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors

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•These connectors are set to [AHCI] by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID]. Refer to section 3.5.2 SATA Configuration for details.

•Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.

•When using NCQ, set the OnChip SATA Type in the BIOS to [AHCI]. Refer to section

3.5.2 SATA Configuration for details.

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

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