Asus F2A55 - Manual (Page 39)

3. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables for Serial ATA hard
disk drives and optical disc drives. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can
create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 configuration through the onboard controller.
• These connectors are set to AHCI mode by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA
RAID set using these connectors, set the type of the SATA connectors in the BIOS to
[RAID]. See section 2.5.2 SATA Configuration for details.
• You must install Windows ® XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using Serial
ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using
Windows ® XP SP3 or later version.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the type of the SATA connectors in the BIOS to
[AHCI]. See section 2.5.2 SATA Configuration for details.
4. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM)
This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this
connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.
The COM module is purchased separately.
SATA3G_5
GND RSATA_RXP5 RSATA_RXN5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND
SATA3G_6
GND RSATA_RXP6 RSATA_RXN6 GND RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6 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
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
F2A55
F2A55 SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
F2A55
F2A55 Serial port (COM) connector
PIN 1
COM
DCD TXD GND RTS
RI
RXD DTR DSR CTS
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