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 RXP4

RSATA RXN4

GND

RSATA TXN4

RSATA TXP4

GND

SATA3G_3

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA RXP3

RSATA RXN3

GND

RSATA TXN3

RSATA TXP3

GND

SATA3G_2

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA RXP2

RSATA RXN2

GND

RSATA TXN2

RSATA TXP2

GND

F2A55-M LE

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA3G_1

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA RXP1

RSATA RXN1

GND

RSATA TXN1

RSATA TXP1

GND

F2A55-M LE SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors

SATA3G_6 GND RSATA_TXP6 RSATA_TXN6

GND

RSATA_RXN6

RSATA_RXP6

GND

SATA3G_5 GND RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5

GND

RSATA_RXN5

RSATA_RXP5

GND

•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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