2.SATA connectors — ISAS connectors (7-pin ISAS1–4 [Gray])

Supported by the Intel® C602-A PCH, ISAS 1-4 connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical disk drives via Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables.

3.SAS connectors— PSAS connectors (7-pin PSAS1–8 [Light Blue])

Supported by the ASUS® PIKE Card, these connectors are for the SAS signal cables for SAS hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb/s of data transfer rate.

The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of SAS hard disks installed.

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8

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