Asus F2A85VPRO 2.2.8Internal connectors, F2A85-VPRO SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors, 1.Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pinSATA6G_1~7)

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2.2.8Internal connectors

1.Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~7)

These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables.

If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10
configuration through the onboard AMD®					A85X chipset.
		SATA6G_7
			GND
	RSATA_TXP7
	RSATA_TXN7
			GND
	RSATA_RXN7
	RSATA_RXP7
			GND
		SATA6G_5				SATA6G_6
		GND RSATA RXP5 RSATA RXN5 GND RSATA TXN5		RSATA TXP5 GND		GND RSATA RXP6 RSATA RXN6 GND RSATA TXN6 RSATA TXP6 GND
		SATA6G_3				SATA6G_4
		GND RSATA RXP3 RSATA RXN3 GND RSATA TXN3		RSATA TXP3 GND		GND RSATA RXP4 RSATA RXN4 GND RSATA TXN4 RSATA TXP4 GND

F2A85-V PRO	SATA6G_1		SATA6G_2
		GND RSATA RXP1 RSATA RXN1 GND RSATA TXN1 RSATA TXP1 GND	GND RSATA RXP2 RSATA RXN2 GND RSATA TXN2 RSATA TXP2 GND

F2A85-V PRO SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors

•These connectors are set to [AHCI] by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID]. Refer to section 3.5.2 SATA Configuration for details.

•Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.

•When using NCQ, set the OnChip SATA Type in the BIOS to [AHCI]. Refer to section

3.5.2 SATA Configuration for details.

•You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using Windows ® XP SP3 or later versions.

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