Asus H61-PLUS - Manual (Page 40)

3. Intel ® H61 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~4)
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical drives via
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables.
• You must install Windows ® XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using Serial ATA
hard disk drives.
• Due to H61 Chipset limitation, AHCI Mode only works on Windows ® Vista / Windows ®
7. Please use IDE Mode on Windows ® XP.
• To configure the SATA type in BIOS, click Advanced Mode > Advanced tab > SATA
Configuration > SATA Mode Selection. See section 2.5.3 SATA Configuration for
details.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ on Windows ® Vista / Windows ® 7, set the SATA Mode
Selection item in the BIOS to [AHCI]. See section 2.5.3 SATA Configuration for
details.
SATA3G_4
GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND
SATA3G_3
GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND
SATA3G_2
GND
RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2
GND
SATA3G_1
GND
RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1
GND
H61-PLUS
H61-PLUS Intel ® SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
4. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT)
This connector is for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port. Connect
the S/PDIF Out module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot
opening at the back of the system chassis.
The S/PDIF module is purchased separately.
H61-PLUS
H61-PLUS Digital audio connector
SPDIF_OUT
+5V SPDIFOUT GND
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