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5. NVIDIA nForce 730i Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2

[red], SATA4 [red], SATA5 [black], SATA6 [black])

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

drives.

• 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.

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

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

before connecting devices to SATA 5 and SATA 6 connectors; otherwise,

the devices will not work.

right angle side

P5N7A-VM

P5N7A-VM SATA Connectors