2.8.2Internal connectors

1.Serial ATA 6.0 Gbps connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5, SATA6 [Light Blue]) (7-pin SSATA1, SSATA2, SSATA3 [Gray], SSATA4 [Light Gray])

Supported by the Intel® 612 Series chipset, this connector is for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 6 Gbps of data transfer rate.

If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or RAID 5 configuration.

• The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed.

•The SSATA4 [Light Gray] will be automatically turned off if the M.2 connector (NGFF) is occupied.

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