4.Serial ATA connectors
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives.
These connectors are set to Standard IDE configuration by default. In Standard IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk drives to these connectors.
P5SD2-FM
SATA3
GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND
SATA4
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P5SD2-FM SATA connectors
Important notes on Serial ATA
SATA2
| GND RSATA RXN4 RSATA RXP4 GND RSATA TXN4 RSATA TXP4 GND | ||||||||||
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•The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0, RAID 1) is available only if you are using Windows® XP.
•Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA.
•Use only a maximum of two ports for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set.
•Plug your Serial ATA boot disk on the master port (SATA1 and SATA2) to support S3 function. Refer to the table below for details.
Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors
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SATA1 , SATA2 | Blue | Master | Boot Disk |
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Chapter 1: Hardware information |
