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

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

P4S800-MX SE

GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND

SATA2

GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND

P4S800-MX SE SATA connectors

SATA1

If you install SATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD configuration with the SIS964 RAID controller. Refer to page 2-16 for the BIOS setting and page 3-15 for creating a RAID driver disk.

1.Install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows® XP Service Pack 1 or

later versions before using the Serial ATA feature.

2.The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD) is available only if you’re using Windows® 2000/XP or Windows® 2003 Server operating systems.

3.Hot plug support for the Serial ATA drive and connectors are not available in this motherboard.

4.Make sure to install the SIS RAID drivers before using the Serial ATA connectors.

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard

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