Asus P5E3 - Manual (Page 52)

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3. ICH9R Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives and optical disk drives. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you
can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel ® Matrix Storage
Technology through the onboard Intel ® ICH9R RAID controller.
P5E3
®
P5E3 SATA connectors
SATA2 SATA1
GND
RS
AT
A_TXP2
RS
AT
A_TXN2
GND
RS
AT
A_RXP2
RS
AT
A_RXN2
GND GND
RS
AT
A_TXP1
RS
AT
A_TXN1
GND
RS
AT
A_RXP1
RS
AT
A_RXN1
GND
SATA3 SATA4
GND
RS
AT
A_TXP3
RS
AT
A_TXN3
GND
RS
AT
A_RXP3
RS
AT
A_RXN3
GND GND
RS
AT
A_TXP4
RS
AT
A_TXN4
GND
RS
AT
A_RXP4
RS
AT
A_RXN4
GND
SATA5 SATA6
GND
RSATA_TXP6
RSATA_TXN6
GND
RSATA_RXP6
RSATA_RXN6
GND GND
RSATA_TXP5
RSATA_TXN5
GND
RSATA_RXP5
RSATA_RXN5
GND
• These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default. In Standard
IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk 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 SATA Configuration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to 5.4.2 Intel RAID Configuration or the
manual bundled in the motherboard Support DVD.
• You must install the Windows ® XP Service Pack 1 or later version before
using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0, 1,
5 and 10) is available only if you are using Windows ® XP or later version.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Configure SATA as in the BIOS to
[AHCI]. See section 4.3.6 SATA Configuration for details.
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 1/2 Red Master Boot disk
SATA 3/4 Red Slave Boot/Data disk
SATA 5/6 Red Master Boot disk