Asus P8H61-MX USB3 - Manual (Page 34)

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Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the
motherboard!
The USB module cable is purchased separately.
5. 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.
SATA3G_3
GND
RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3
GND
GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND
SATA3G_4
SATA3G_1
GND
RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1
GND
GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND
SATA3G_2
P8H61-MX R2.0
P8H61-MX Series Intel ® SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
• 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.
• [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.