Asus RS700-E7/RS4, User Manual

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4-8 Chapter 4: Motherboard information
4.3 Internal connectors
1. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1–2 [Blue])
These connectors, controlled by Intel ® C602 chipset, are for the Serial ATA
signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives (SATA 5 connector for optical
drive use by default).
®
Z9PP-D24
Z9PP-D24 SATA connectors
SATA5 GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXP1
RSATA_RXN1
GND
SATA6 GN4
RSATA_1TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
2. ISAS1 and ISATA1 connectors
The ISAS1 connector supported by the Intel
®
ASRK module(optional), this
connector supports four SATA 3Gb/s ports (from motherboard to SATAII/
SAS backplane board to connect HDD 1 - HDD 4). The ISATA1 connector
supported two SATA 3Gb/s and two SATA 6Gb/s ports (from motherboard to
SATAII/SAS backplane board to connect HDD 5 - HDD 8).
If you install an Intel
®
ASRK module, ensure to move the SAS signal cable
from ISATA1 to the ISAS1 connector. Also, ensure that the SGPIO_SEL1
jumper on the backplane is set to pins 2-3 (Default). Refer to 2.7 SATAII/SAS
backplane cabling for details.
The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of SAS/SATA hard disks
installed.
Z9PP-D24
Z9PP-D24 ISAS connectors
ISAS1
ISATA1
Move ISATA1 cable to ISAS1 connector