3.ICH9 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.

P5K

P5K SATA connectors

SATA2

 

TXN2RSATA_ TXP2RSATA_

RXN2RSATA_ RXP2RSATA_

 

GND

 

GND

 

GND

 

GND TXP4_RSATA TXN4_RSATA GND RXP4_RSATA RXN4_RSATA GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA4

SATA1

 

 

TXN1RSATA_ TXP1RSATA_

RXN1RSATA_ RXP1RSATA_

 

GND

 

GND

 

 

GND

 

GND TXP3_RSATA TXN3_RSATA GND RXP3_RSATA RXN3_RSATA GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA3

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

SATA 1/2

Red

Master

Boot disk

SATA 3/4

Black

Slave

Data disk

 

right angle side

Connect the right-angle side

of SATA signal cable to SATA

 

device. Or you may connect the

 

right-angle side of SATA cable to

 

the onboard SATA port to avoid

 

mechanical conflict with huge

 

graphics cards.

 

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