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4.
Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk
and optical disk drives. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is backward compatible with Serial ATA
1.5Gb/s specification. The data transfer rate of the Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster than the
standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA133).
Install the Windows
®
XP Service Pack 2 or later version before using Serial ATA.
5.
Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports
either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel
audio I/O module cable to this connector.
• We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this
connector to avail of the motherboard’s high-definition audio capability.
•
If you want to connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, set
the
Front Panel Type
item in the BIOS setup to
[HD Audio]
. If you want to connect an
AC'97 front panel audio module to this connector, set the item to
[AC97]
. By default, this
connector is set to
[HD Audio]
.
See section
2.5.3 Onboard Devices Configuration
for
details.
