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Jmicron jmb363, P5kr digital audio connector, Spdif_out – Asus P5KR User Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

4. JMicron JMB363

®

Serial ATA RAID connector (7-pin SATA_E2)

This connector is for a Serial ATA signal cable that supports a Serial ATA hard

disk drive. To configure RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD, install an internal Serial

ATA hard disk drive to this connector and an external Serial ATA drive to the

external SATA port.

The JMicron controller mode item in the BIOS is set to [IDE] by default. Setting

this item to [RAID] allows you to use the connectors to build a RAID set. See

section 5.4.2 JMicron

®

RAID Configuration for details. Setting this item to

[AHCI] supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) function. See section 4.4.5

Onboard Devices Configuration for details.

Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks, make sure that you

have connected the Serial ATA signal cables and installed Serial ATA hard disk

drives; otherwise, you cannot enter the JMicron

®

JMB363 RAID utility and SATA

BIOS setup during POST.

P5KR

®

P5KR SATA connector

SATA_E2

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

5. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT)

This connector is for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)

port(s). Connect the S/PDIF Out module cable to this connector, then install

the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.

The S/PDIF module is purchased separately.

P5KR

®

P5KR Digital audio connector

+5V

SPDIFOUT GND

SPDIF_OUT