Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3P, User Manual

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7) 7) IDE IDE (IDE (IDE Connector) Connector)
The The IDE IDE connector supports connector supports up up to to two two IDE IDE devices devices such such as as hard hard drives drives and and optical optical drives. drives. Before Before attach- attach-
ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. If you wish to connect two IDE devices, 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, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices (for example,
master or slave). (For information about conguring master/slave settings for the IDE devices, read the master or slave). (For information about conguring master/slave settings for the IDE devices, read the
instruction instruction s from s from the device manufacturers.) the device manufacturers.)
8) 8) SAT SAT A2_0/1/ A2_0/1/ 2/3/4/ 2/3/4/ 5 5 (SAT (SAT A A 3Gb/s 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Connectors, Controlled by Intel P55 Intel P55 Chipset) Chipset)
The The SAT SAT A A connector connector s s conform to conform to SAT SAT A A 3Gb/s standard 3Gb/s standard and and are are compatibl compatibl e e with with SAT SAT A A 1.5Gb/s stan- 1.5Gb/s stan-
dard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The Intel P55 Chipset supports RAID 0, dard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The Intel P55 Chipset supports RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 5, "Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 5, "Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on
conguring a RAID array. conguring a RAID array.
Pin Pin No. No. Denition Denition
1 1 GND GND
2 2 TXP TXP
3 3 TXN TXN
4 4 GND GND
5 5 RXN RXN
6 6 RXP RXP
7 7 GND GND
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A RAID 0 o A RAID 0 o r RAID 1 conguration r r RAID 1 conguration r equires at least two h equires at least two h ard drives. If more than ard drives. If more than two hard two hard
drives are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number. drives are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number.
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A A RAID 5 conguration requires at RAID 5 conguration requires at least three hard drives. least three hard drives. (The total number of (The total number of hard drives hard drives
does not have to be an even number.) does not have to be an even number.)
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A A RAID 10 conguration requires at RAID 10 conguration requires at least four hard drives least four hard drives and the and the total number of hard total number of hard drives drives
must be an even number. must be an even number.
2 2
40 40
1 1
39 39
SATA2_0 SATA2_0
SATA2_2 SATA2_2
SATA2_4 SATA2_4 SATA2_1 SATA2_1
SATA2_3 SATA2_3
SATA2_5 SATA2_5
1 1 7 7
Please connect the L-shaped end of Please connect the L-shaped end of
the SATA cable to your SATA hard the SATA cable to your SATA hard
drive. drive.