3 . Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)

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

GND

RSATA_RXP2

RSATA_RXN2

GND

RSATA_TXN2

RSATA_TXP2

GND

SATA2

GND

RSATA_TXP1

RSATA_TXN1

GND

RSATA_RXN1

RSATA_RXP1

SATA1

P5P800S

P5P800S SATA connectors

GND

Important notes on Serial ATA

•Install the Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack1 or later versions before using the Serial ATA feature.

•Hot plug support for Serial ATA drive and connectors are not available in this motherboard.

•The ICH5 chipset support to one of the IDE channels (either primary or secondary channel) is disabled in a legacy operating system (DOS, Windows® 98/ME) when you use the SATA connectors.

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