User guide

2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 2
2.2.8 Internal connectors
1. AMD
®
SB950 Serial ATA Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives and optical disc drives.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or
RAID 10 conguration through the onboard AMD
®
SB950 controller.
• These connectors are set to [AHCI Mode] by default. If you intend to create a Serial
ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID
Mode]. Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Conguration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to section
4.4 RAID congurations or the manual
bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
• When using NCQ, set the
SATA Mode
in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section
3.5.3 SATA Conguration
for details.
• You must install Windows
®
XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial
ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using
Windows
®
XP SP3 or later versions.
M5A97
GND
RSATA_TXP6
RSATA_TXN6
GND
RSATA_RXP6
RSATA_RXN6
GND
SATA6G_6
SATA6G_5
GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
SATA6G_2 SATA6G_4
SATA6G_1 SATA6G_3
GND
RSATA_TXP4
RSATA_TXN4
GND
RSATA_RXP4
RSATA_RXN4
GND
GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND GND RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND
M5A97 SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors
2. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1)
This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this
connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.
The COM module is purchased separately.
M5A97
M5A97 Serial port (COM1) connector
PIN 1
COM1