3.Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G 1~7)

These connectors are for the Serial ATA 6.0 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 5, or RAID 10 configuration through the onboard controller.

SATA6G_4

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA RXP4

RSATA RXN4

GND

RSATA TXN4

RSATA TXP4

GND

SATA6G_3

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA RXP3

RSATA RXN3

GND

RSATA TXN3

RSATA TXP3

GND

SATA6G_2

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA RXP2

RSATA RXN2

GND

RSATA TXN2

RSATA TXP2

GND

F2A85-M LE

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA6G_1

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA RXP1

RSATA RXN1

GND

RSATA TXN1

RSATA TXP1

GND

GND

SATA6G_7 RSATA_TXP7 RSATA_TXN7

GND

RSATA_RXN7

RSATA_RXP7

GND

SATA6G_6 GND

RSATA_TXP6

RSATA_TXN6

GND

RSATA_RXN6

RSATA_RXP6

GND

SATA6G_5 GND

RSATA_TXP5

RSATA_TXN5

GND

RSATA_RXN5

RSATA_RXP5

GND

F2A85-M LE SATA 6.0Gb/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.

ASUS F2A85-M LE

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