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ASRock FM2A85M-DG3 Motherboard
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1.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place
jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps
over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the
motherboard!
Serial ATA3 Connectors
These six Serial ATA3
(SATA_1: see p. 2, No. 11)
(SATA3) connectors support
(SATA_2: see p. 2, No. 12)
SATA data cables for internal
(SATA_3: see p. 2, No. 14)
storage devices. The current
(SATA_4: see p. 2, No. 13)
SATA3 interface allows up to
(SATA_5: see p. 2, No. 16)
6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
(SATA_6: see p. 2, No. 15)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Either end of the SATA data
Data Cable
cable can be connected to the
(Optional)
SATA3 hard disk or the SATA3
connector on this motherboard.
USB 2.0 Headers
Besides four default USB 2.0
(9-pin USB4_5)
ports on the I/O panel, there
(see p. 2, No. 18)
are two USB 2.0 headers on
this motherboard. Each USB 2.0
header can support two USB
2.0 ports.
(9-pin USB8_9)
(see p. 2, No. 19)
SATA_5 SATA_6
SA
TA_1
SA
TA_2
SA
TA_3
SA
TA_4
1
USB_PWR
P-8
GND
DUMMY
USB_PWR
P+8
GND
P-9
P+9