Chapter 2: Installation
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2-10 SATA Connections
SATA 3.0 Connections
Four Serial_ATA (SATA) 3.0 connectors are on
the HDD backplane to provide SATA 3.0/6 Gb/s
support. These SATA connections are supported
by Intel C224 PCH chips. These Serial Link con
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nections provide faster data transmission than
Legacy Parallel ATA. Refer to the HDD backplane
that came with your system for the locations of
the SATA 3.0 connectors. See the table on the
right for pin definitions.
SATA Connectors
Pin Definitions
Pin# Signal
1
Ground
2
SATA_TXP
3
SATA_TXN
4
Ground
5
SATA_RXN
6
SATA_RXP
7
Ground
