Asus A8N-SLI Premium - Manual (Page 181)

A S U S A 8 N - S L I P r e m i u m A S U S A 8 N - S L I P r e m i u m A S U S A 8 N - S L I P r e m i u m A S U S A 8 N - S L I P r e m i u m A S U S A 8 N - S L I P r e m i u m A - 1 A - 1 A - 1 A - 1 A - 1
A.1 Using the SATA extension module
Your motherboard package comes with a 2-port Serial ATA extension
module that allows you to externally connect two Serial ATA hard drives.
A.1.1 A.1.1 A.1.1 A.1.1 A.1.1 Installing the 2-port SATA extension module Installing the 2-port SATA extension module Installing the 2-port SATA extension module Installing the 2-port SATA extension module Installing the 2-port SATA extension module
To install your 2-port Serial ATA extension module:
1. Select an available expansion card slot on the rear panel of your
chassis.
2. Place the 2-port Serial ATA extension module on the available slot and
secure it with a screw.
3. Select any two (2) SATA connectors on your motherboard.
4. Connect one end of the first SATA signal cable to one of the selected
SATA connectors.
5. Connect the other end of the SATA signal cable to the SATA
connector on the extension module labeled S A T A _ C O N 3
S A T A _ C O N 3 S A T A _ C O N 3 S A T A _ C O N 3 S A T A _ C O N 3.
6. Connect one end of the second Serial ATA signal cable to another
SATA connector.
7. Connect the other end of the second SATA signal cable to the SATA
connector on the extension module labeled S A T A _ C O N 4
S A T A _ C O N 4 S A T A _ C O N 4 S A T A _ C O N 4 S A T A _ C O N 4.
8. Connect a 4-pin ATX power plug to the SATA extension module power
connector labeled P W R _ C O N 1
P W R _ C O N 1 P W R _ C O N 1 P W R _ C O N 1 P W R _ C O N 1.
9. You can now connect two SATA hard disks to the rear panel of your
chassis.