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7) IDE (IDE Connector)

The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attach-

ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. If you wish to connect two IDE devices,

remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices (for example,

masterorslave).(Forinformationaboutconguringmaster/slavesettingsfortheIDEdevices,readthe

instructions from the device manufacturers.)

8) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by P55 Chipset)

The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s

standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The P55 Chipset supports RAID 0,

RAID1,RAID5,andRAID10.RefertoChapter5,"ConguringSATAHardDrive(s),"forinstructionson

conguringaRAIDarray.

PinNo. Denition

1 GND

2 TXP

3 TXN

4 GND

5 RXN

6 RXP

7 GND

• ARAID 0 or RAID1 congurationrequires at least two harddrives. Ifmore than two hard

drives are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number.

• ARAID5congurationrequiresatleastthreeharddrives.(Thetotalnumberofharddrives

does not have to be an even number.)

• ARAID10congurationrequiresatleastfourharddrivesandthetotalnumberofharddrives

must be an even number.

Please connect the L-shaped end of

the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA

hard drive.

SATA2_0

SATA2_2

SATA2_4

SATA2_1

SATA2_3

SATA2_5

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