4.JMicron JMB363® Serial ATA RAID connector (7-pin SATA_E2)

This connector is for a Serial ATA signal cable that supports a Serial ATA hard disk drive. To configure RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD, install an internal Serial

ATA hard disk drive to this connector and an external Serial ATA drive to the external SATA port.

The JMicron controller mode item in the BIOS is set to [IDE] by default. Setting this item to [RAID] allows you to use the connectors to build a RAID set. See section 5.4.2 JMicron® RAID Configuration for details. Setting this item to [AHCI] supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) function. See section 4.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration for details.

SATA_E2

P5K

P5K SATA connector

GND

GND

GND

TXN2RSATA TXP2RSATA

RXN2RSATA RXP2RSATA

Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks, make sure that you have connected the Serial ATA signal cables and installed Serial ATA hard disk drives; otherwise, you cannot enter the JMicron® JMB363 RAID utility and SATA BIOS setup during POST.

5.Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT)

This connector is for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port(s). Connect the S/PDIF Out module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.

SPDIF_OUT

P5K

+5V SPDIFOUT GND

P5K Digital audio connector

The S/PDIF module is purchased separately.

ASUS P5K

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