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Data Cable
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA_0_1:
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(SATA3_M0_M1:
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Serial ATA2 Connectors
(SATA_2_3:
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(SATA_4_5:
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2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT
place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Plac-
ing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause
permanent damage to the motherboard!
These four Serial ATA2
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port SATA data cables for
internal storage devices.
The current SATA2 interface
allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data
transfer rate.
These four Serial ATA3
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port SATA data cables for
internal storage devices.
The current SATA3 interface
allows up to 6.0 Gb/s data
transfer rate.
SATA_3SATA_5 SATA_2
SATA_4
SATA_1SATA3_M1 SATA_0
SATA3_M0
Either end of the SATA data
cable can be connected to
SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard
disks or the SATA2 / SATA3
connectors on this mother-
board.