4.Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G 1~6)

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, RAID 10, or JBOD configuration through the onboard controller.

SATA3G_4

GND

RSATA_TXP4

RSATA_TXN4

GND

RSATA_RXN4

RSATA_RXP4

GND

SATA3G_3

GND

RSATA_TXP3

RSATA_TXN3

GND

RSATA_RXN3

RSATA_RXP3

GND

SATA3G_2

GND

RSATA_TXP2

RSATA_TXN2

GND

RSATA_RXN2

RSATA_RXP2

GND

F1A55-M LE R2.0

SATA3G_1

GND

RSATA_TXP1

RSATA_TXN1

GND

RSATA_RXN1

RSATA_RXP1

GND

GND SATA3G_6 RSATA_RXP6 RSATA_RXN6

GND RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6

GND

GND SATA3G_5 RSATA_RXP5 RSATA_RXN5

GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5

GND

F1A55-M LE R2.0 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 2.5.2 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.

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