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8) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s
standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The ICH10R controller supports
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for
instructions on configuring a RAID array.
Pin No. Definition
1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
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A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives. If more than two hard
drives are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number.
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A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives. (The total number of hard
drives does not have to be an even number.)
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A RAID 10 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard
drives must be an even number.
Please connect the L-shaped end
of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your
SATA hard drive.
SATA2_2
1
SATA2_3
SATA2_1
7 1
7 1
SATA2_0
7
7
1
SATA2_4
1
SATA2_5
7
7
1