Asus A8V-X - Manual (Page 37)

ASUS A8V-X 1-25
3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3,
SATA4)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA
devices. The current Serial ATA I interface allows up to 150 MB/s data
transfer rate while Serial ATA II allows up to 300 MB/s data transfer
rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra
DMA/133)
Important notes on Serial ATA
• The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and
JBOD) is available only if you are using Windows ® 2003 Server/
Windows ® XP/Windows ® 2000.
• Install the Windows ® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows ® XP
Service Pack1 when using Serial ATA.
• For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0, RAID1,
RAID0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD, refer to the RAID manual in the support
CD.
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A8V-X SATA Connectors
SATA2
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P2
RS
AT
A_
TX
N2
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P2
RS
AT
A_
RX
N2
G
ND
SATA4
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P4
RS
AT
A_
TX
N4
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P4
RS
AT
A_
RX
N4
G
ND
SATA1
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P1
RS
AT
A_
TX
N1
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P1
RS
AT
A_
RX
N1
G
ND
SATA3
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P3
RS
AT
A_
TX
N3
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P3
RS
AT
A_
RX
N3
G
ND