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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
Chapter 2
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors
• 3 Serial ATA 3.0 ports with data transfer rate up to 6Gb/s
• SATA port 2 provides adequate space for SATA DOM
• Integrated Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) controller
• Supports RAID 0/1/5
• Supports Intel
®
Smart Response Technology
The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices. Connect one end of the Se-
rial ATA data cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.
BIOS Setting
Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Advanced menu (“SATA Configuration” submenu) of the
BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.
Features
SATA 3.0 6Gb/s
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
Gr
ound
Gr
ound
4
1
SATA 1
SATA 0
7
RXN GND
TXP
TXN
GND
1
RXP
GND
SATA 2
SATA
Power 0
SATA
Power 1
SATA
Power 2