Asus P8H61-M LE R2.0 - Manual (Page 42)

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7. Intel ® H61 Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~4)
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical drives via
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables.
• You must install Windows ® XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using Serial ATA
hard disk drives.
• Due to H61 Chipset limitation, AHCI Mode only works on Windows ® Vista/Windows ® 7.
Please use IDE Mode on Windows ® XP.
• [IDE] is the default SATA type Using Windows ® XP, there is no need to change the
SATA type.
• To configure the default SATA type in BIOS, click Advanced Mode > Advanced tab >
SATA Configuration > SATA Mode Selection.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to
[AHCI]. See section 2.5.3 SATA Configuration for details.
SATA3G_2
SATA3G_1
GND
RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1
GND
GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND
SATA3G_4
SATA3G_3
GND
RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3
GND
GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND
P8H61-M LE R2.0
P8H61-M LE R2.0 SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors