3. Seri al ATA connectors (7-pi n SATA1 [ red], SATA2 [ red], SATA3 [ red], SATA4 [ red] )

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

• These connectors are Disabled by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, enable the First, Second, Third or Fourth SATA Master RAID items in Advanced > Onboard Devi ces Confi gurati on > NVRAI D Confi guration of the BIOS. See section “2.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration” on page 2-30 for details.

GND

RSATA_TXP1

RSATA_TXN1

GND

RSATA_RXP1

RSATA_RXN1

GND

SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4

P5NSLI SATA Connectors

These connectors support Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Power Management (PM) Implementation Algorithm, Hot Swap and smart setup.

4. Audi o connectors (4-pi n CD, AUX)

These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV-tuner, or MPEG card.

AudioChannel

Channel

AudioChannel

Channel

Right Ground Ground LeftAudio

Right Ground Ground LeftAudio

CD(Black) AUX(White)

P5NSLI Internal Audio Connectors

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Chapter 1: Product introduction