4.5 Serial ATA Interface Signals–Table 2
Name
Type
Description
SATA2RXP
SATA2RXN
I
Serial ATA 2 Differential Receive Pair:
These are inbound
high-speed differential signals from Port 2. In compatible
mode, SATA Port 2 is the primary slave of SATA Controller 1
NOTE: SATA Port 2 may not be available in all PCH SKUs.
SATA3TXP
SATA3TXN
O
Serial ATA 3 Differential Transmit Pair:
These are
outbound high-speed differential signals to Port 3 In
compatible mode, SATA Port 3 is the secondary slave of
SATA Controller 1 NOTE: SATA Port 3 may not be available
in all PCH SKUs.
SATA3RXP
SATA3RXN
I
Serial ATA 3 Differential Receive Pair:
These are inbound
high-speed differential signals from Port 3 In compatible
mode, SATA Port 3 is the secondary slave of SATA Controller
1 NOTE: SATA Port 3 may not be available in all PCH SKUs.
SATA4TXP
SATA4TXN
O
Serial ATA 4 Differential Transmit Pair:
These are
outbound high-speed differential signals to Port 4. In
compatible mode, SATA Port 4 is the primary master of SATA
Controller 2
SATA4RXP
SATA4RXN
I
Serial ATA 4 Differential Receive Pair:
These are inbound
high-speed differential signals from Port 4. In compatible
mode, SATA Port 4 is the primary master of SATA Controller
2