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12. Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connector (7-pin SATA6G_1~SATA6G_4)
This connector connects to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives or an optical
drive via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables.
NOTES:
• You must install Windows
®
XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using
Serial ATA hard disk drives.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the
BIOS to [AHCI]. See section
3.3.6 SATA Configuration
for details.
13. Speaker connector (4-pin SPEAKER)
The 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The speaker
allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.
EMB-Q87A SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors
SATA6G_4
D
N
G
3
P
X
R_
AT
A
S
R
3
N
X
R_
AT
A
S
R
D
N
G
3
N
XT
_
AT
A
S
R
3
P
XT
_
AT
A
S
R
D
N
G
SATA6G_3
D
N
G
2
P
X
R_
AT
A
S
R
2
N
X
R_
AT
A
S
R
D
N
G
2
N
XT
_
AT
A
S
R
2
P
XT
_
AT
A
S
R
D
N
G
SATA6G_2
D
N
G
1
P
X
R_
AT
A
S
R
1
N
X
R_
AT
A
S
R
D
N
G
1
N
XT
_
AT
A
S
R
1
P
XT
_
AT
A
S
R
D
N
G
SATA6G_1
D
N
G
0
P
X
R_
AT
A
S
R
0
N
X
R_
AT
A
S
R
D
N
G
0
N
XT
_
AT
A
S
R
0
P
XT
_
AT
A
S
R
D
N
G
EMB-Q87A Speaker Out Connector
Speaker Out
GND
GND
+5V
SPEAKER
PIN 1
14. Minicard connector
Use this connector to connect a Minicard device.
EMB-Q87A MINICARD connectors
MINICARD2
MINICARD1
NOTE:
The Minicard device is purchased separately.
