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Chapter 5 Ports and Connectors
Chapter 5
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors
7
RXN GND
TXP
TXN
GND
1
RXP
GND
• 2 Serial ATA 3.0 ports
- SATA port 0 and 1 with data transfer rate up to 6Gb/s
• Integrated Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) controller
Features
SATA 1
The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect the Serial ATA device. Connect one end of the
Serial ATA data cable to a SATA connector on the system board and the other end to your
Serial ATA device.
The power cable must be connected from the system board’s Serial ATA power connector to
the SATA drive’s power connector in order to provide power to the drive.
BIOS Setting
Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Advanced submenu (“SATA Confiuration” section) of the
BIOS. Refer to chapter 7 for more information.
SATA (Serial ATA) Power Connectors
These SATA power connectors supply power to the SATA drive. Connect one end of the pro-
vided power cable to the SATA power connector and the other end to your storage device.
+12V
+5V
Ground
1
Ground
4
SATA
Power 1
SATA
Power 0
7
RXN
GND
TXP
TXN
GND
1
RXP
GND
SATA 3.0 6Gb/s
SATA 0