3. Seri al ATA connectors (7-pi n SATA1, SATA2, SATA3)

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

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M2N5-BN SATA Connectors

SATA2

GND

RSATA_TXP2

RSATA_TXN2

GND

RSATA_RXP2

RSATA_RXN2

GND

SATA1

GND

RSATA_TXP1

RSATA_TXN1

GND

RSATA_RXP1

RSATA_RXN1

GND

SATA3

GND

RSATA_TXP3

RSATA_TXN3

GND

RSATA_RXP3

RSATA_RXN3

GND

When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1/2 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

SATA2/3

Black

Slave

Data Disk

right angle side

Connect the right-angle side of SATA signal cable to SATA device. Or you may connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards.

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