7. Seri al ATA connectors(7-pi n SATA1 [ bl ue], SATA2 [ bl ue] )

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

SATA1

GND

RSATA_RXN1

RSATA_RXP1

GND

RSATA_TXN1

RSATA_TXP1

GND

SATA2
SATA Connectors

GND

RSATA_RXN2

RSATA_RXP2

GND

RSATA_TXN2

RSATA_TXP2

GND

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.

Seri al ATA hard di sk dri ve connecti on

Connector

Color

Setting

Use

SATA1

Black

Master

Boot disk

SATA2

Black

Slave

Data disk

ASUS T2-PH2

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