TX- TX-
RX+ TX+
GND GND GND

Connecting Serial ATA Cables

The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for primary storage devices. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data transfer rate.

There are six (6) serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1 and JBOD configurations.

SATA 1

SATA 3

SATA A1 (top)

SATA C1 (top)

SATA A0 (bottom)

SATA C0 (bottom)

SATA 2

SATA B1 (top)

SATA B0 (bottom)

Connect the locking cable end to the motherboard connector.

Connect the end without the lock to the drive.

Note: The SATA3 port only supports AHCI and RAID mode. It does not support IDE mode.

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