4 . Serial ATA connectors

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

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

P5GD1-VM

P5GD1-VM SATA connectors

 

 

RXN4_RSATA GND

RXP4_RSATA

TXN4_RSATA GND

TXP4_RSATA

GND

SATA4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RXN3_RSATA GND

RXP3_RSATA

TXN3_RSATA GND

TXP3_RSATA

GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RXN2_RSATA GND

RXP2_RSATA

TXN2_RSATA GND

TXP2_RSATA

GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RXN1_RSATA GND

RXP1_RSATA

TXN1_RSATA GND

TXP1_RSATA

GND

SATA1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Important notes on Serial ATA

¥You must install Windows¨ 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows¨ XP Service Pack1 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 below for the recommended hard disk drive connections.

Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors

Connector

C o l o r

Setting

U s e

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA1, SATA2

Red

Master

Boot Disk

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA3, SATA4

Black

Slave

Data Disk

 

 

 

 

 

 

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