4. Seri al ATA connectors (7-pi n SATA1 [ red], SATA2 [ red], SATA3 [ bl ack], SATA4 [ bl ack] )

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

SATA1

SATA4

GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND

GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_RXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND

P5PL2-E

SATA2

GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND

SATA3

GND RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND

P5PL2-E SATA Connectors

Important notes on Serial ATA

•You must install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives.

•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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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