Asus M4A78 PLUS - Manual (Page 35)

• For detailed instructions on RAID configurations, refer to the RAID manual in the
support DVD.
• If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the OnChip
SATA Type select item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See page 2-9 for details.
3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA5, SATA6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk
and optical disk drives. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is backward compatible with Serial ATA
1.5Gb/s specification. The data transfer rate of the Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster than the
standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA133). If you install Serial ATA hard disk
drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configuration through the
onboard SB700 chipset.
SATA1
GN
D
RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1
GN
D
RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1
GN
D
SATA2
GN
D
RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2
GN
D
RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2
GN
D
SATA3
GN
D
RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3
GN
D
RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3
GN
D
SATA5
GN
D
RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5
GN
D
RSATA_RXP5 RSATA_RXN5
GN
D
SATA6
GN
D
RSATA_TXP6 RSATA_TXN6
GN
D
RSATA_RXP6 RSATA_RXN6
GN
D
M4A78 PLUS
M4A78 PLUS SATA connectors
Install the Windows ® XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA.
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