ASRock FM2A55M-DGS - Manual (Page 17)

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ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Motherboard
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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place
jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps
over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the
motherboard!
Serial ATA2 Connectors These six Serial ATA2
(SATA_1: see p.2, No. 7) (SATA2) connectors support
(SATA_2: see p.2, No. 8) SATA data cables for internal
(SATA_3: see p.2, No. 9) storage devices. The current
(SATA_4: see p.2, No. 10) SATA2 interface allows up to
(SATA_5: see p.2, No. 12) 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
(SATA_6: see p.2, No. 11)
USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0
(9-pin USB4_5) ports on the I/O panel, there
(see p.2 No. 19) are three USB 2.0 headers on
this motherboard. Each USB 2.0
header can support two USB
2.0 ports.
(9-pin USB6_7)
(see p.2 No. 21)
(9-pin USB8_9)
(see p.2 No. 20)
SA
TA_6 SA
TA_4 SA
TA_2
SA
TA_5 SA
TA_3 SA
TA_1
1
USB_PWR
P-8
GND
DUMMY
USB_PWR
P+8
GND
P-9
P+9
P-7
P+7
GND
DUMMY
USB_PWR
USB_PWR
P-6
P+6
GND
1
Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data
Data Cable cable can be connected to the
(Optional) SATA / SATA2 hard disk or the
SATA2 connector on this
motherboard.