MSI MS-7181 - Manual (Page 32)

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M S-7181 M icro-ATX M ainboard
Connect to SATA1 or SATA2
Take out the dust cover and
connect to the hard disk
devices
Optional Serial ATA cable
Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by VT8237R/
VT8237R Plus: SATA1 & SATA2
The Southbridge of this mainboard is VIA VT8237R/ VT8237R Plus which supports
two serial connectors SATA1& SATA2.
SATA1 & SATA2 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports 1
st
generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB/s. Both connectors are fully compliant
with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard
disk device. Please refer to VIA VT8237R/VT8237R Plus SATA RAID Introduction for
detail software installation procedure.
SATA1 & SATA2 Pin Definition
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GND 2 TXP
3 TXN 4 GND
5 RXN 6 RXP
7 GND
SATA1
1
7
SATA2
1
7
MSI Reminds You...
Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle, which will
cause the loss of data during the transmission.