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Serial.ata.hard.disk.drive.connection, Asus z7s ws 2-31, Z7s ws sata connectors – Asus Z7S WS User Manual

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ASUS Z7S WS

2-31

3.. Serial.ATA.connectors.(7-pin.SATA1-6)

These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk

drives.

Z7S WS SATA connectors

SATA2

SATA1

GND

RS

AT

A_TXP2

RS

AT

A_TXN2

GND

RS

AT

A_RXP2

RS

AT

A_RXN

2

GND

GND

RSA
TA

_TXP1

RS

AT

A_TXN1

GND

RS

AT

A_RXP

1

RS

AT

A_RXN

1

GND

SATA3

SATA4

GND

RS

AT

A_TXP3

RS

AT

A_TXN3

GND

RS

AT

A_RXP3

RS

AT

A_RXN

3

GND

GND

RS

AT

A_TXP4

RS

AT

A_TXN4

GND

RS

AT

A_RXP

4

RS

AT

A_RXN4

GND

SATA6

SATA5

GN
D

RS

AT

A_TXP6

RS

AT

A_TXN6

GN
D

RS

AT

A_RXP6

RS

AT

A_RXN

6

GN
D

GN
D

RS

AT

A_TXP5

RS

AT

A_TXN5

GN
D

RS

AT

A_RXP5

RS

AT

A_RXN5

GN
D

Z7S WS

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• SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Make sure

to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before

connecting devices to SATA 5-6 connectors. Otherwise, the devices will not

work.

• When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary

(boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1 connector. Refer to the table below for

the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.

• These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default. In Standard

IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard drives to these

connectors. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these

connectors, set the

Configure SATA as item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See

section

4.3.6 Storage Configuration for details.

• Before creating a RAID set, refer to

5.4.3 Intel RAID configurations or the

manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.

Connect the right-angle side

of SATA signal cable to SATA

device. Or you may connect the

right-angle side of SATA cable to

the onboard SATA port to avoid

mechanical conflict with huge

graphics cards.

right.angle.side

Serial.ATA.hard.disk.drive.connection

Connector

Color

Setting

Use

SATA 1

Red

Primary Master

Boot disk

SATA 2

Red

Secondary Master

Boot/Data disk

SATA 3

Red

Primary Slave

Data disk

SATA 4

Red

Secondary Slave

Data disk