4.
Serial ATA connectors
(7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black],
SATA4 [black])
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard
disk drives.
Important notes on Serial ATA
•
You must install Windows
®
2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows
®
XP
Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives.
•
When using the connectors in standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot)
hard disk drive to the SATA1 connector. Refer to the table below for the
recommended hard disk drive connections.
Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors
Connector
Color
Setting
SATA1, SATA2
Red
Master
SATA3, SATA4
Black
Slave
EAX-915GV
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