Asus T2-P - Manual (Page 78)

78 Chapter 4: Motherboard info
P4P8T ®
P4P8T SATA Connectors
SATA2
GND
RSA
T A_TXP2
RSA
T A_TXN2
GND
RSA
T A_RXP2
RSA
T
A_RXN2
GND
SATA1
GND
RSA
T A_TXP1
RSA
T
A_TXN1
GND
RSA
T A_RXP1
RSA
T A_RXN1
GND
Important notes on Serial ATA
• The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible allowing easier
routing inside the chassis. The lower pin count of the Serial ATA
cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide, flat ribbon cables
of the Parallel ATA interface.
• Hot plug support for Serial ATA drive and connections are not
available in this motherboard.
• Install Windows ® XP™ Service Pack 1 when using Serial ATA.
5. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA2, SATA1)
These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables
for Serial ATA hard disks. The current Serial ATA interface allows up
to 150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA
with 133MB/s (Ultra ATA133).