3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA2, SATA1)

These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for Serial ATA hard disks. The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra ATA/133).

GND

RSATA_RXP2

RSATA_RXN2

GND

RSATA_TXN2

RSATA_TXP2

GND

SATA2

P4P800S SE

GND

RSATA_TXP1

RSATA_TXN1

GND

RSATA_RXN1

RSATA_RXP1

SATA1

P4P800S SE SATA Connectors

GND

Important notes on Serial ATA solution:

•In legacy operating system (Win 98, WinME, WinNT, DOS) environment, using SATA will disable one of the IDE channels from ICH5 south bridge chipset. See BIOS section for correct setting.

•The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible allowing easier routing inside the chassis. The lower pin count of the Serial ATA cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide, flat ribbon cables of the Parallel ATA interface.

•Hot plug support for Serial ATA drive and connections are not available in this motherboard.

•Install Windows® XP™ Service Pack 1 when using Serial ATA.

The Serial ATA cable is purchased separately.

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