Manual

4-6 Chapter 4: Motherboard info
R
SATA_A Connector
SATA_A
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXP1
RSATA_RXN1
GND
4.4 Connectors
1. Serial ATA connectors 1&2 (7-pin SATA1, SATA2 [Black])
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA
hard disk drives.
Important notes on Serial ATA:
• You must install Windows
®
2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows
®
XP
Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives.
• When using the connectors in
Standard IDE mode, connect the primary
(boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector.
R
SATA Connectors
SATA2
GND
GND GND
RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_RXP2
SATA1
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXP1
RSATA_RXN1
GND
Serial ATA connector A (7-pin SATA_A [RED])