Asus P5K WS Serial ATA hard disk drive connection, Use, Color, Setting, Connector, P5K WS SATA connectors, 3.ICH9R Serial ATA connectors [red] (7-pin SATA1-SATA6)

3.ICH9R Serial ATA connectors [red] (7-pin SATA1-SATA6)

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

P5K WS

P5K WS SATA connectors

GND TXP1_RSATA TXN1_RSATA GND RXP1_RSATA RXN1_RSATA GND		GND TXP2_RSATA TXN2_RSATA GND RXP2_RSATA RXN2_RSATA GND
	SATA1		SATA2
GND TXP4_RSATA TXN4_RSATA GND RXP4_RSATA RXN4_RSATA GND		GND TXP3_RSATA TXN3_RSATA GND RXP3_RSATA RXN3_RSATA GND
	SATA4		SATA3
GND TXP5_RSATA TXN5_RSATA GND RXP5_RSATA RXN5_RSATA GND		GND TXP6_RSATA TXN6_RSATA GND RXP6_RSATA RXN6_RSATA GND
	SATA5		SATA6

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	Red	Master	Boot disk
SATA 5/6	Red	Master	Boot 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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