3. Serial
ATA connectors 
SATA2 [red],
SATA3 [black],
SATA4 [black])
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives.
P5L 1394
SATA1
GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND
SATA4
GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_RXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND
SATA2 SATA3
GND RSATA RXN2 RSATA RXP2 GND RSATA TXN2 RSATA TXP2 GND | GND RSATA RXN3 RSATA RXP3 GND RSATA TXN3 RSATA TXP3 GND |
P5L 1394 SATA Connectors |
Important
note on Serial
ATA
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 SATA hard disk drive connections.
Serial
ATA hard disk drive connection
Connector | Color | Setting | Use |
SATA1/SATA2 | Red | Master | Boot disk |
SATA3/SATA4 | Black | Slave | Data disk |
ASUS P5L 1394 |
