3.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, or RAID 10 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 LK PLUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA3G_1

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA RXP1

RSATA RXN1

GND

RSATA TXN1

RSATA TXP1

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

F2A55-M LK PLUS SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors

•These connectors are set to AHCI mode by default. 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.

4.LPT connector (26-1 pin LPT)

The LPT (Line Printing Terminal) connector supports devices such as a printer. LPT standardizes as IEEE 1284, which is the parallel port interface on IBM PC-compatible computers.

LPT

AFDERR#INIT#SLIN#GNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGND

F2A55-M LK PLUS

1PIN

STB#PD0PD1PD2PD3PD4PD5PD6PD7ACK#BUSYPESLCT

F2A55-M LK PLUS LPT connector

ASUS F2A55-M LK Series

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