Asus C8HM70-I/HDMI User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G [blue])
This connector connects to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drive or optical drive via

Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables.

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You must install Windows

XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using Serial ATA

hard disk drives.

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To configure the default SATA type in BIOS, click Advanced Mode > Advanced tab >

SATA Configuration > SATA Mode Selection.

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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.

C8HM70-I

C8HM70-I SATA 3.0Gb/s connector

GND

RSATA_RXP1

RSATA_RXN1

GND

RSATA_TXN1

RSATA_TXP1

GND

SATA3G_1

Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G [gray])
This connector connects to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s

signal cables.

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