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Installing the Motherboard
Installing SATA Hard Drives
This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD-
ROM drive.
SATA cable
(optional)
SATA power cable
(optional)
About SATA Connectors
Your motherboard features six SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors and two SATA 6.0Gb/s
connectors supporting a total of eight drives SATA refers to Serial ATA (Advanced
Technology Attachment) is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives which are
currently used in most PCs. These connectors are well designed and will only fit in
one orientation. Locate the SATA connectors on the motherboard and follow the
illustration below to install the SATA hard drives.
Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives
To install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives, use the SATA cable that supports the
Serial ATA protocol. You can connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard
drive or the connector on the motherboard.
Refer to the illustration below for proper installation:
This motherboard supports the “Hot-Plug” function.
1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard.
2 Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive.
3 Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the
other end to the power supply.