4.Serial ATA connectors(7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA5, SATA6)

These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk and optical disk drives. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is backward compatible with Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specification. The data transfer rate of the

Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA133).

If you install Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 configuration through the onboard SB700 controller.

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M3A78-EM SATA ConnectorsImportant note on Serial ATA

GNDRXN6_RSATARXP6_RSATAGNDTXN6_RSATATXP6_RSATAGND SATA6 GNDRXN5_RSATARXP5_RSATAGNDTXN5_RSATATXP5_RSATAGND

SATA5 GNDRXN3_RSATARXP3_RSATAGNDTXN3_RSATATXP3_RSATAGND

SATA3 GNDRXN2_RSATARXP2_RSATAGNDTXN2_RSATATXP2_RSATAGND SATA2 GNDRXN1_RSATARXP1_RSATAGNDTXN1_RSATATXP1_RSATAGND

SATA1

Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA.

•For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10, refer to the RAID manual in the Support DVD.

•If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See page 2-20 for details.

•If you want to do the task as GHOST, we suggest you connect the original disk to the SATA5 or SATA6.

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