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Connecting Serial ATA Cables (optional)
The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the motherboard.
These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for primary storage devices.
The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. There are
four serial ATA connectors on the motherboard.
SATA-Pin Definition
Pin
Signal
1
GND
2
TXP
3
TXN
4
GND
5
RXN
6
RXP
7
GND
Fan Connectors
There are two fan connectors on the motherboard.
The fan speed can be detected and viewed in the
PC Health section of the CMOS Setup.
120
240
121
120
240
121
1
.5
V
1
.5
V
.
.
.
GND
+12V
Sense
Control
CPUFAN
SYS fan connector
GND
+12V
Sense
SA
TA4
SA
TA3
SA
TA2
SA
TA1
Hardware Installation
