1.2.9Internal connectors

1.Intel® H87 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6)

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 with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® H87 chipset.

SATA6G_1 SATA6G_2

H87M-PLUS

_RSATA_RSATA_RSATA_RSATA GNDTXP1TXN1GNDRXN1RXP1GND

SATA6G_3

_RSATA_RSATA_RSATA_RSATA GNDTXP3TXN3GNDRXN3RXP3GND

SATA6G_5 GND _RSATARXP5 _RSATARXN5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND

_RSATA_RSATA_RSATA_RSATA GNDTXP2TXN2GNDRXN2RXP2GND

SATA6G_4

_RSATA_RSATA_RSATA_RSATA GNDTXP4TXN4GNDRXN4RXP4GND

SATA6G_6 GND _RSATARXP6 _RSATARXN6 GND _RSATATXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND

H87M-PLUS 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 SATA Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID Mode]. Refer to section 3.6.3 SATA Configuration for details.

•Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 5.1 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.

•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 3.6.3 SATA Configuration for details.

2.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

 

GND

SLCT

 

PE

 

GND

BUSY

 

GND

ACK#

 

GND

PD7

 

GND

PD6

 

GND

PD5

 

GND

PD4

 

GND

PD3

H87M-PLUS

SLIN#

PD2

 

INIT#

PD1

 

ERR#

PD0

 

AFD

STB#

PIN 1

 

H87M-PLUS Parallel Port Connector

 

ASUS H87M-PLUS

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