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2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place
jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps
over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the
motherboard!
Serial ATA2 Connectors
These four Serial ATA2 (SATA2)
(SATA2_2: see p.13, No. 17)
connectors support SATA data
(SATA2_3: see p.13, No. 14)
cables for internal storage
(SATA2_4: see p.13, No. 13)
devices. The current SATA2
(SATA2_5: see p.13, No. 18)
interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
Serial ATA3 Connectors
These four Serial ATA3 (SATA3)
(SATA3_0: see p.13, No. 15)
connectors support SATA data
(SATA3_1: see p.13, No. 16)
cables for internal storage
(SATA3_A1: see p.13, No. 8)
devices. The current SATA3
(SATA3_A2: see p.13, No. 9)
interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
Serial ATA (SATA)
Either end of the SATA data
Data Cable
cable can be connected to the
(Optional)
SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 hard
disk or the SATA2 / SATA3
connector on this motherboard.
SA
TA2_2 SA
TA2_5
SA
TA2_3
SA
TA2_4
SA
TA3_0
SA
TA3_1
SA
TA3_A1
SA
TA3_A2
USB 2.0 Headers
Besides six default USB 2.0
(9-pin USB_6_7)
ports on the I/O panel, there are
(see p.13, No. 23)
two USB 2.0 headers on this
motherboard. Each USB 2.0
header can support two USB 2.0
ports.