EVGA FTW3 Motherboard
Connecting SATA Cables
The SATA II connector is used to connect the SATA II device to the motherboard. These connectors support the thin SATA II cables for primary storage devices. The current SATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data transfer rate.
There Eight (8) internal SATA connectors on this motherboard. Connection points SATA0 - SATA5, are controlled by the South Bridge Chipset and operate at a speed up to 300MB/s.
The Onboard ports that are red in color are SATA3 ports and operate from the Marvell 88SE9128 chipset at a transfer rate up to 600MB/s
SATA 5
SATA 4
SATA 2 | (bottom) | SATA 0 | (bottom) | SATA 6 | (bottom) |
SATA 3 | (top) | SATA 1 | (top) | SATA 7 | (top) |
RX- | TX- |
RX+ | TX+ |
GND GND | GND |
Connect the locking cable end to the motherboard connector.
Connect the end without the lock to the SATA device.
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