Chapter 2 Installation
EPE1814V2NAR
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SATA Connector
The board supports four SATA connectors, two of which are educed via carrier. The
pin definitions of the two standard connectors on motherboard are listed as follows:
SATA1/2
Pin
Signal Name
1
GND
2
TX+
3
TX
4
GND
5
RX
6
RX+
7
GND
Hotswap of SATA Hard Disk
Notices for Hotswap of SATA Hard Disk:
1.
The hard disk shall support SATA 2.0 and use 15pin SATA hard disk power
connector.
2.
The driver of chipset shall support the hotswap of SATA hard disk.
3.
Hotswap of SATA hard disk with the operating system is forbidden when system
is poweron.
Please carry out hot plug as follows, improper operation may destroy the hard disk or
result in data lost.
Hot Plug
SATA Data Cable
SATA Power Cable
