Asus P5GC-MX /1333 Serial ATA hard disk drive connection, 3.Serial ATA connectors, P5GC-MX/1333SATA Connectors, (7-pinSATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)

3.Serial ATA connectors

(7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)

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

P5GC-MX/1333

P5GC-MX/1333 SATA Connectors

										SATA4	GND
											RSATA_RXP4
											RSATA_TXP4
											RSATA_TXN4
											GND
											RSATA_RXN4
											GND
	SATA1					SATA2					GND
	_ RXN1	_			_ _		_ _
	RXP1		TXN1 TXP1			RXP2 RXN2		TXN2 TXP2		SATA3	RSATA_RXP3
	GND RSATA			GND		GND RSAT			GND
_		_				A A		A A			RSATA_TXP3
	RSATA GND RSATA RSATA					RSAT GND RSAT RSAT					GND
											RSATA_TXN3
											RSATA_RXN3
											GND

When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1/2 connector. Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.

Serial ATA hard disk drive connection

Connector	Color	Setting	Use
SATA1/2	Red	Master	Boot disk
SATA3/4	Black	Slave	Data Disk

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