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ASRock X79 Extreme3 Motherboard
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2.11 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 ATA2 Connectors
These four Serial ATA2 (SATA2)
(SATA2_0_1: see p.2, No. 16)
connectors support SATA data
(SATA2_2_3: see p.2, No. 17)
cables for internal storage
devices. The current SATA2
interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
Serial ATA3 Connectors
These three Serial ATA3
(SATA3_A0: see p.2, No. 11)
(SATA3) connectors support
(SATA3_0_1: see p.2, No. 15)
SATA data cables for internal
storage devices. The current
SATA3 interface allows up to
6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
SA
TA2_2 SA
TA2_0
SA
TA2_3 SA
TA2_1
Serial ATA (SATA)
Either end of the SATA data
Data Cable
cable can be connected to the
(Optional)
SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard
disk or the SATA2 / SATA3
connector on this motherboard.
USB 2.0 Headers
Besides six default USB 2.0
(9-pin USB_6_7)
ports on the I/O panel, there
(see p.2 No. 26)
are three USB 2.0 headers on
this motherboard. Each USB 2.0
header can support two USB
2.0 ports.
(9-pin USB_8_9)
(see p.2 No. 25)
SA
TA3_A0
SA
TA3_0
SA
TA3_1
DUMMY
GND
GND
P+9
P-9
USB_PWR
P+8
P-8
USB_PWR
1