User's Manual

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3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red],
SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black])
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA
hard disk drives.
Important note on Serial ATA
When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary
(boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector. Refer to the
table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
SATA4SATA1
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSA
TA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXP1
RSATA_RXN1
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP
2
RSATA_TXN
2
GND
RSA
TA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN
2
GND
SATA3SATA2
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSA
TA_RXP1
RSATA_RXN
1
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXP
2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
P5LD2 SE SATA Connectors
R
P5LD2 SE
Below:Mic In
Center:Line Ou
t
Top:Line In
Conn ector Colo r Sett ing Use
SATA1/SATA2 Red Master Boot disk
SATA3/SATA4 Black Slave Data disk