Optional serial ata cable – Intel KM4AM User Manual
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Hardware Setup
Serial ATA Connectors controlled by VT8237: SATA1 & SATA2 (for
KM4AM only)
The Southbridge of the KM4AM mainboard is VIA VT8237 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.
7
1
SATA2
SATA1
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.
SATA1 & SATA2 Pin Definition
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
GND
2
TXP
3
TXN
4
ND
5
RXN 6
RXP
7
GND
Optional Serial ATA cable
Connect to SATA1 or SATA2
Take out the dust cover and
connect to the hard disk
devices