Technical Reference Guide for HP Compaq 8200 Elite Series Business PCs

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Input/Output Interfaces

5.2 SATA/eSATA Interfaces

These systems provide up to four serial ATA (SATA) interfaces that support tranfer rates up to

6.0 Gb/s (for ports 0 and 1, 3 Gb/s on all others) and RAID data protection functionality. These

systems can also support an external SATA (eSATA) device through an optional bracket/cable

assembly.

5.2.1 SATA interface

The SATA interface duplicates most of the functionality of the EIDE interface through a register

interface that is equivalent to that of the legacy IDE host adapter. The PCH DO component

includes Intel RAID migration technology that simplifies the migration from a single hard drive

to a RAID0 or RAID1 dual hard drive array without requiring OS reinstallation. Intel Matrix

RAID provides exceptional storage performance with increased data protection for

configurations using dual drive arrays. A software solution is included that provides full

management and status reporting of the RAID array, and the BIOS ROM also supports RAID

creation, naming, and deletion of RAID arrays.

The standard 7-pin SATA connector is shown in the figure below.

Figure 5-1. 7-Pin SATA Connector (P60-P63 on system board).

Table 5-1.

7-Pin SATA Connector Pinout

Pin Description Pin Description

1Ground 6RX positive

2 TX positive 7 Ground

3 TX negative A Holding clip

4 Ground B Holding clip

5 RX negative -

Pin 1

Pin 7