Asus P2-M2A690G - Manual (Page 53)

4-5 ASUS P2-M2A690G
4.4 Connectors
1. Serial ATA connectors (9-pin SATA1, SATA2)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives.
• Only Windows ® 2000 Service Pack 4 / Windows ® XP Service Pack1 and
above support Serial ATA hard disk drives.
• When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot)
hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector.
2. COM port connector (10-1pin COM1)
This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module
cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back
of the system chassis.