3.Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~4)

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.

M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS

SATA3G_2

SATA3G_4

GND RSATA TXP2 RSATA TXN2 GND RSATA RXN2 RSATA RXP2 GND

GND RSATA TXP4 RSATA TXN4 GND RSATA RXN4 RSATA RXP4 GND

SATA3G_1

SATA3G_3

GND RSATA RXP1 RSATA RXN1 GND RSATA TXN1 RSATA TXP1 GND

GND RSATA RXP3 RSATA RXN3 GND RSATA TXN3 RSATA TXP3 GND

M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors

• These connectors are set to IDE mode by default. In IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk drives to these connectors. 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 2.3.4 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 2.3.4 SATA Configuration for details.

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