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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
Chapter 2
I/O Connectors
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors
SATA 2.0 3Gb/s
• 3 Serial ATA ports
- 2 SATA 3.0 ports with data transfer rate up to 6Gb/s (SATA 0 and SATA 1)
- 1 SATA 2.0 port with data transfer rate up to 3Gb/s (SATA 5)
• Integrated Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) controller
The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices. Connect one end of the Se-
rial ATA data cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.
BIOS Setting
Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Advanced menu (“SATA Configuration” submenu) of the
BIOS. Refer to the chapter 3 for more information.
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RXN GND
TXP
TXN
GND
1
RXP
GND
Features
SATA 5
SATA 0
SATA 1
SATA 3.0 6Gb/s
7
RXN GND
TXP
TXN
GND
1
RXP
GND
Note:
Some 3rd party SATA Gen 2 speed device controllers used on the system board paired
with the Intel
®
8 series chipset are intermittently detected. Before using SSD devices
or mSATA SSD devices, please check whether the device and the cable which are
used on the system board conform to Intel's official regulations.
The 8-bit Digital I/O connector provides powering-on function to external devices that are
connected to these connectors. The pin functions of the 8-bit digital I/O connector are listed
below.
Digital I/O Connector
Digital I/O Connector
Pins
Pin Assignment
Pins
Pin Assignment
1
GND
2
+12V
3
DIO7
4
+12V
5
DIO6
6
GND
7
DIO5
8
+5V
9
DIO4
10
+5V
11
DIO3
12
GND
13
DIO2
14
+5V_Standby
15
DIO1
16
+5V_Standby
17
DIO0
18
GND
19
GND
19
1
2
Digital I/O