Asus P5KR - Manual (Page 54)

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3. ICH9R Serial ATA connectors
(7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black])
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5,
and 10 configuration with the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology through the
onboard Intel® ICH9R RAID controller.
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P5B
P5B SATA Connectors
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P1
RS
AT
A_
TX
N1
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P1
RS
AT
A_
RX
N1
G
ND
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P2
RS
AT
A_
TX
N2
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P2
RS
AT
A_
RX
N2
G
ND
G
ND RS
AT
A_
TX
P3
RS
AT
A_
TX
N3
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P3
RS
AT
A_
RX
N3
G
ND
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P4
RS
AT
A_
TX
N4
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P4
RS
AT
A_
RX
N4
G
ND
SATA1
SATA4 SATA3
SATA2
P5KR
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P5KR SATA connectors
SATA1
SATA3
SATA2
SATA4
GND
RS
AT
A_TXP3
RS
AT
A_TXN3
GND
RS
AT
A_RXP3
RS
AT
A_RXN3
GND GND
RS
AT
A_TXP4
RS
AT
A_TXN4
GND
RS
AT
A_RXP4
RS
AT
A_RXN4
GND
GND RS
AT
A_TXP2
RS
AT
A_TXN2
GND RS
AT
A_RXP2
RS
AT
A_RXN2
GND GND RS
AT
A_TXP1
RS
AT
A_TXN1
GND RS
AT
A_RXP1
RS
AT
A_RXN1
GND
• These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default. In Standard
IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk drives to these
connectors. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these
connectors, set the Configure SATA as item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See
section 4.3.6 SATA Configuration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to 5.4.2 Intel RAID Configuration or the
manual bundled in the motherboard support CD.
• For RAID 5, use at least three hard disk drives. For RAID 10, use at least
four hard disk drives. Use two to four Serial ATA hard disk drives for each
RAID 0 or RAID 1 set.
• You must install the Windows ® XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA
hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID featur e (RAID 0,1,5 and RAID 10) is
available only if you are using Windows ® XP or later version.
• When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary
(boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1/2 connector. Refer to the table below
for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.