Asus P5G41-M LX - Manual (Page 22)

ASUS P5G41-M LX 1-13
3. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE)
The onboard IDE connector is for the Ultra DMA 100/66 signal cable. There are three
connectors on each Ultra DMA 100/66 signal cable: blue, black, and gray. Connect the
blue connector to the motherboard’s IDE connector, then select one of the following
modes to configure your device.
Drive jumper setting Mode of device(s) Cable connector
Single device Cable-Select or Master - Black
Two devices
Cable-Select
Master Black
Slave Gray
Master Master
Black or gray
Slave Slave
• Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA
cable connector. This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable.
• Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE devices.
PRI_IDE
NOTE:Orient the red markings
on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1.
PIN1
P5G41-M LX
P5G41-M LX IDE connector
If any device jumper is set as “Cable-Select,” ensure that all other device jumpers have the
same setting.
4. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-4)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk
drives and optical disk drives. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is backward compatible with the
Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specification. The data transfer rate of the Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster
than the standard parallel ATA (133 MB/s).
SATA3 SATA2
GN
D
RSATA_RXN
3
RSATA_RXP
3
GN
D
RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GN
D
SATA1
GN
D
RSATA_RXN
1
RSATA_RXP1 GN
D
RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GN
D
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
SATA4
GND
RSATA_TXP4
RSATA_TXN4
GND
RSATA_RXP4
RSATA_RXN4
GND
P5G41-M LX
P5G41-M LX SATA connectors