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6) IDE (IDE Connector)
The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attach-
ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. If you wish to connect two IDE devices,
remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices (for example,
master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for the IDE devices, read the
instructions from the device manufacturers.)
7) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by H57
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/H55
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Chipset)
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 H57 Chipset 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
•
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 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives.
(The total number of hard drives does not have to be an
even number.)
•
A RAID 10 configuration requires at least four hard drives
and the total number of hard drives must be an even
number.
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Only for GA-H57M-USB3.
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Only for GA-H55M-USB3.
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40
1
39
1
1
1
7
7
7
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
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PORT
G.QBOFM
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PORT
G.QBOFM
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
SATA2_0
SATA2_1 SATA2_3
SATA2_2 SATA2_4
Please connect the L-shaped end of
the SATA cable to your SATA hard
drive.