54
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATAIII
_0_1)
(see p.15,
18, 21, 24,
27, 30
)
(SATAIII_M2_M3
)
(see p.15, 18, 21
)
(SATAIII_M0_M1
)
(see p.15,
18, 21, 24,
27, 30
)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Data Cable
Serial ATA2 Connectors
(SATAII_2_3)
(see p.15,
18, 21, 24,
27, 30
)
(SATAII_4_5)
(see p.15,
18, 21, 24,
27, 30
)
2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT
place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Plac-
ing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause
permanent damage to the motherboard!
These four Serial ATA2
(SATA2) connectors sup
-
port SATA data cables for
internal storage devices.
The current SATA2 interface
allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data
transfer rate.
These four Serial ATA3
(SATA3) connectors sup
-
port SATA data cables for
internal storage devices.
The current SATA3 interface
allows up to 6.0 Gb/s data
transfer rate.
SA
TAII_2_3
SA
TAII_4_5
SA
TAIII_0_1
SA
TAIII_
M2
_M3
SA
TAIII_
M0
_M1
Either end of the SATA data
cable can be connected to
SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard
disks or the SATA2 / SATA3
connectors on this mother-
board.
