1.2.9Internal connectors

1.Intel® Z87 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6)

These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables.

If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z87 chipset.

SATA6G_1 SATA6G_2

Z87M-PLUS

GND

RSATA TXP1

RSATA TXN1

GND

RSATA RXN1

RSATA RXP1

GND

SATA6G_3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA TXP3

RSATA TXN3

GND

RSATA RXN3

RSATA RXP3

GND

SATA6G_5

GND RSATA RXP5

RSATA RXN5 GND RSATA TXN5

RSATA TXP5

GND

GND

RSATA TXP2

RSATA TXN2

GND

RSATA RXN2

RSATA RXP2

GND

 

SATA6G_4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA TXP4

RSATA TXN4

GND

RSATA RXN4

RSATA RXP4

GND

 

SATA6G_6

GND RSATA RXP6

RSATA RXN6 GND RSATA TXN6

RSATA TXP6

GND

Z87M-PLUS SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors

•These connectors are set to [AHCI] by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID]. Refer to section 3.6.3 SATA Configuration for details.

•Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 5.1 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.

•When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the type of the SATA connectors in the BIOS to [AHCI]. See section 3.6.3 SATA Configuration for details.

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