Asus F2A85-V - Manual (Page 39)

3. Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~7)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA 6.0 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, RAID 5, RAID 10, or JBOD 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.
SATA6G_2 SATA6G_3
GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND
SATA6G_6
GND
RSATA_TXP6 RSATA_TXN6
GND
RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_RXP6
GND
SATA6G_7
GND
RSATA_TXP7 RSATA_TXN7
GND
RSATA_RXN7 RSATA_RXP7
GND
GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND
SATA6G_1
SATA6G_4
GND
RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4
GND
RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_RXP4
GND
SATA6G_5
GND
RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5
GND
RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5
GND
GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND
F2A85-V
F2A85-V SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors
F2A85-V
F2A85-V Serial port (COM) connector
PIN 1
COM
DCD TXD GND RTS
RI
RXD DTR DSR CTS
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