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X79 Extreme11 Motherboard
Serial ATA2 Connectors These four Serial ATA2 (SATA2)
(SATA2_0_1: see p.2, No. 18)
connectors support SATA data
(SATA2_2_3: see p.2, No. 19)
cables for internal storage
devices. The current SATA2
interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
Serial ATA3 Connectors These two Serial ATA3 (SATA3)
(SATA3_0_1: see p.2, No. 17)
connectors support SATA data
cables for internal storage
devices. The current SATA3
interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
2.13 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place
jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps
over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the
motherboard!
SATA2_3 SATA2_1 SATA2_2 SATA2_0
SATA3_1 SATA3_0
SAS/Serial ATA3 Connectors These eight SAS/Serial ATA3
(SAS_0_1: see p.2, No. 20)
(SATA3) connectors support
(SAS_2_3: see p.2, No. 21)
SAS/SATA data cables for
(SAS_4_5: see p.2, No. 22)
internal storage devices. The
(SAS_6_7: see p.2, No. 23)
current SAS/SATA3 interface
allows up to 6.0 Gb/s data
transfer rate. We recommend
using Intel
®
X79 SATA2 ports
instead of SAS ports for your
ODDs. For connecting SAS
HDDs, please contact SAS data
cable dealers.
SAS_3 SAS_1 SAS_2 SAS_0
SAS_7 SAS_5 SAS_6 SAS_4
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