H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual
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SATA Ports
There are no jumpers to confi gure the SATA
ports, which are designated SATA0 through
SATA5. See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.
SATA Ports
Pin Defi nitions
(SATA0-SATA3)
Pin # Defi nition
1
Ground
2
TXP
3
TXN
4
Ground
5
RXN
6
RXP
7
Ground
SAS Ports
Pin Defi nitions (SAS0 ~ SAS7)
Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1
Ground
2
TXP
3
TXN
4
Ground
5
RXN
6
RXP
7
Ground
SAS Ports
There are eight SAS ports included on the
motherboard. See the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.
Note:
JPS1 must be set correctly to enable
the SAS controller.
2-11 Enabling SATA RAID
Now that the hardware is set up, you must install the operating system and the
SATA RAID drivers, if you wish to use RAID with your SATA drives. The installation
procedure differs depending on whether you wish to have the operating system
installed on a RAID array or on a separate non-RAID drive. See the instructions
below for details.
Serial ATA (SATA)
Serial ATA (SATA) is a physical storage interface that employs a single cable with a
minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices. This
connection is a serial link that supports a SATA transfer rate from 150 MBps. The
serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel
ATA (PATA) and can extend up to one meter in length, compared to only 40 cm for
PATA cables. Overall, SATA provides better functionality than PATA.
