SATA backplane jumper settings and HDD ID assignments

The 6-pin jumper J3 allows you to define your desired SATA configuration. The picture below shows the location of jumper J3 with pins 1-3 and 2-4 shorted.

Refer to the table for the jumper settings and the appropriate ID# for each SATA HDD bay.

J3 setting

(1-3 shorted, 2-4 shorted)

Device

SATA ID #

Drive Bay 1

ID0

Drive Bay 2

ID1

Drive Bay 3

ID2

Drive Bay 4

ID3

ASUS TS500-E4

2-27