Chapter 2: Installation

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LSI 1068E
NIC4 LED
JBMC1
2-9 SATA/SAS and Floppy Drive Connections
Note the following conditions when connecting the Serial ATA and fl oppy disk drive
cables:
• Be sure to use the correct cable for each connector. Refer to Page 1-1 for cables
that came with your shipment.
• A red mark on a wire indicates the location of pin 1.
A
SATA/SAS Connections (SAS: for X8STi-
3F only)
Six Serial ATA (SATA) connectors (I-SATA
0~5) are located on the motherboard. In
addition to six SATA ports, eight SAS con-
nections are also located on the X8STi-3F.
These Serial Link connections provide faster
data transmission than the connections of
traditional Parallel ATA. The SATA connectors
are supported by the Intel ICH10R. The SAS
connectors on the X8STi-3F are supported by
the LSI SAS controller. See the table on the
right for pin defi nitions.
SATA/SAS Connectors
Pin Defi nitions
Pin# Signal
1 Ground
2 SATA_TXP
3 SATA_TXN
4 Ground
5 SATA_RXN
6 SATA_RXP
7 Ground
B
A. I-SATA 0
B. I-SATA 1
C. I-SATA 2
D. I-SATA 3
E. I-SATA 4
F. I-SATA 5
G. SAS 0~3 (X8STi-3F)
H. SAS 4~7 (X8STi-3F)
C
F
E
D
G
H