3 . Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black])

These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives.

P5AD2-E

SATA3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA TXP3

RSATA TXN3

GND

RSATA RXP3

RSATA RXN3

GND

 

 

 

GND

RSATA TXP4

RSATA TXN4

GND

RSATA RXP4

RSATA RXN4

GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA TXP1

RSATA TXN1

GND

RSATA RXP1

RSATA RXN1

GND

 

 

 

GND

RSATA TXP2

RSATA TXN2

GND

RSATA RXP2

RSATA RXN2

GND

P5AD2-E SATA connectors

Important notes on Serial ATA

•You must install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives.

•When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector. Refer to the table on the next page for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.

Serial ATA hard disk drive connection

Connector

C o l o r

Setting

U s e

 

 

 

 

SATA1/SATA2

R e d

Master

Boot disk

 

 

 

 

SATA3/SATA4

Black

Slave

Data disk

 

 

 

 

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