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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
Chapter 2
SATA (Serial ATA) Connector
SATA 2.0 3Gb/s
SATA 0
7
RXN GND
TXP
TXN
GND
1
RXP
GND
SATA power
• 2 Serial ATA ports
- SATA 2.0 with data transfer rate up to 3Gb/s (SATA 0 and SATA 1)
• Integrated Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) controller
BIOS Setting
Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Advanced menu (“SATA Configuration” submenu) of the
BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.
The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices. Connect one end of the
Serial ATA data cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.
The system board package comes with a power cable that must be connected from the
system board’s peripheral power connector to the SATA drive’s power connector in order to
provide power to the drive.
Connect to the peripheral
power connector
Connect to the SATA drive
Connect to the SATA port
Features
1
4
+12V Ground
5V
SATA 1
Front Panel Connector
HDD-LED - HDD LED
This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed.
RESET SW - Reset Switch
This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system.
PWR-BTN - Power Switch
This switch is used to power on or off the system.
PWR-LED - Power/Standby LED
When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power
On Suspend) state, it will blink every second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To
RAM) state, it will blink every 4 seconds.
HDD-LED RESET-SW
PWR-LED PWR-BTN
12
11
2
1
Pin Pin Assignment
Pin Pin Assignment
HDD-LED
3
HDD Power
PWR-LED
2
LED Power
5
Signal
4
LED Power
RESET SW
7
Ground
6
Signal
9
RST Signal
PWR-BTN
8
Ground
11 N.C.
10
Signal
