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7) SATAII0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by ICH9DO)
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 ICH9DO 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.
6) IDE (IDE Connector)
The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before
attaching 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.)
1 2
39 40
7
1 7
1
SATAII4
SATAII5
7
1 7
1
SATAII2
SATAII3
7
1 7
1
SATAII0
SATAII1