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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ECS-9700/ 9600
©Vecow ECS-9700/ 9600 User Manual
2.4.10 Mini PCIe/ mSATA Slot
CN6
CN10
CN12
CN8
SW2
Mini PCIe and mSATA share the same form factor and similar electrical pinout
assignments on their connectors. There is no clear mechanism to distinguish
if a mSATA drive or a Mini PCIe device is plugged into the socket until recently
that SATA I/O issued an ECN change (ECN #045) to redefine pin-43 on mSATA
connector as “no connect” instead of “return current path” (or GND). When an
mSATA drive is inserted, its pin-43 is “no connect”, and the respective pin on the
socket is being pulled-up to logic 1. When a Mini PCIe device is inserted, its pin-
43 forces the respective pin on the socket to ground, or logic 0.
SW2 is for switching mSATA drive and Mini PCIe device.
DIP Switch
Interface
SW2-1
Mini PCIe 1
ON
Mini PCIe
OFF
Auto Detection (Default)
SW2-2
Mini PCIe 2
ON
Mini PCIe
OFF
Auto Detection (Default)
SW2-3
Mini PCIe 3
ON
Mini PCIe
OFF
Auto Detection (Default)
SW2-4
Mini PCIe 4
ON
Mini PCIe
OFF
Auto Detection (Default)
No.
Conn.
SIM
mSATA
USB 2.0
Remark
Mini PCIe 1
CN12
SIM1 (CN13)
SATA4
V
Mini PCIe 2
CN8
SIM2 (CN9)
SATA5
V
Mini PCIe 3
CN10
SIM3 (CN11)
SATA6
V
Mini PCIe 4
CN6
SIM4 (CN7)
SATA7
-
Option with SATA4 HDD Connector
SIM Only support PCIe module
