Asus P8H61-I R2.0 - Manual (Page 29)

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4. Intel ® H61 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1/2/3/4 [blue])
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.
P8H61-I R2.0
SATA3G_1
SATA3G_2
GND
RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2
GND
SATA3G_3
GND
RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3
GND
SATA3G_4
GND
RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4
GND
RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_RXP4
GND
P8H61-I R2.0 SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND
• You must install Windows ® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA
hard disk drives.
• Due to H61 Chipset limitations, AHCI Mode only works on Windows ® Vista / Windows ®
7. Please use IDE Mode on Windows ® XP.
• [IDE] is the default SATA type. Under Windows ® XP, there is no need to change the
SATA type.
• To configure the SATA type in BIOS, click Advanced Mode > Advanced tab > SATA
Configuration > SATA Mode Selection.
• 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.