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2
Hardware Installation
COM 2
COM 1
The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices. Connect one
end of the Serial ATA cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial
ATA device.
BIOS Setting
Con
fi
gure the Serial ATA drives in the Advanced menu (“IDE Con
fi
guration” sub-
menu) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors
7
RXN GND
TXP
TXN
GND
1
RXP
GND
SATA 3
SATA 0
SATA 2
SATA 1
SATA 5
SATA 4
SATA 3.0 6Gb/s
SATA 2.0 3Gb/s
Features
• SATA 0 supports data transfer rate up to 6Gb/s
• SATA 1 to SATA 5 support data transfer rate up to 3Gb/s
• Integrated Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) controller