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Asus TS300-E6/PS4 User Manual

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Chapter 4: Motherboard information

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3. SAS connectors (7-pin SAS1–4 [Red]; 7-pin SAS5–8 [Blue])

This motherboard comes with eight (8) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)

connectors, the next-generation storage technology that supports both Serial

Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA). Each connector supports one

device.

• These connectors function only when you install a PIKE RAID card.
• Connect the SAS hard disk drives to SAS connectors 1–4 (red) when

installing a 4-port PIKE RAID card.

4. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34, USB56; A-Type USB7)

These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cables

to connectors USB34, then install the modules to a slot opening at the

back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0

specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed.