4 . Serial ATA RAID connectors (7-pin SATA_RAID1,S ATA_RAID2, SATA_RAID3, SATA_RAID4) On SATA models only

These connectors are for Serial ATA signal cables. These connectors support up to four Serial ATA hard disk drives that you can configure as a disk array through the Adaptec AIC-8130 SATA RAID controller.

NCCH-DR

NCCH-DR SATA RAID connectors

SATA_RAID4

GND

RSATA_TXP6

RSATA_TXN6

GND

RSATA_RXN6

RSATA_RXP6

GND

SATA_RAID3

GND

RSATA_TXP5

RSATA_TXN5

GND

RSATA_RXN5

RSATA_RXP5

GND

SATA_RAID2

GND

RSATA_TXP4

RSATA_TXN4

GND

RSATA_RXN4

RSATA_RXP4

GND

SATA_RAID1

GND

RSATA_TXP3

RSATA_TXN3

GND

RSATA_RXN3

RSATA_RXP3

GND

Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks, make sure that you have connected the Serial ATA signal cable and installed Serial ATA hard disk drives; otherwise, you cannot enter the RAID utility and SATA BIOS setup during POST.

5 . Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1)

For some storage cards, such as SCSI card, with access signals for external LEDs, this connector allows the access signals to go through the front panel IDE_LED lead.

HDLED1

1

NC

ADD_IN_CARD_ACT# ADD_IN_CARD_ACT# NC

NCCH-DR

 

NCCH-DR

SCSI/SATA card activity LED connector

ASUS NCCH-DR

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