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5) SATA3 0/1/2/3 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s
standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The AMD Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 10, and JBOD. Refer to Chapter 3, "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
•
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.
•
A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives.
•
To enable hot-plugging for the SATA ports, refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Peripherals\SATA
Configuration," for more information.
7
7
1
1
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
0 2
1 3 SATA3
6) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header)
Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker, chassis intrusion switch/sensor and system status indicator
on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins
before connecting the cables.
•
PW
(Power Switch):
Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may
configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch
(refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management," for more
information).
•
SPEAK
(Speaker):
Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel. The system
reports system startup status by issuing a beep code. One single
short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup.
•
PLED/PWR_LED (
Power LED):
System
Status
LED
S0
On
S3/S4/S5 Off
Connects to the power status indicator
on the chassis front panel. The LED is on
when the system is operating. The LED is
off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep state
or powered off (S5).
The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch,
power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this
header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly.
Power LED
Power LED
Hard Drive
Activity LED
Reset
Switch Chassis Intrusion
Header
Power Switch
Speaker
•
HD
(Hard Drive Activity LED):
Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the hard drive
is reading or writing data.
•
RES
(Reset Switch):
Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer
if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.
•
CI
(Chassis Intrusion Header):
Connects to the chassis intrusion switch/sensor on the chassis that can detect if the chassis cover has
been removed. This function requires a chassis with a chassis intrusion switch/sensor.
•
NC:
No connection.
1
2
19
20
CI-
CI+
PWR_LED-
PWR_LED-
PLED-
PW-
SPEAK+
SPEAK-
PLED
+
PW+
HD-
RES+
HD+
RES-
F_USB30
F_ U
B_
F_
F_
_
B
B S_
B
S B_
B
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S_
_
B
_ U
_
B
S
12
3
12
3
12
3
1 2 3
1
1
1
1
B S S
S
_S
S
S
U
1
2
3
S
3
B S S
S
U
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3
F_USB3 F
S
_
S
_
S
_
S F
B_
F
_ 0
S
S
_ 0
F
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NC NC
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