Asus P5N7A-VM - Manual (Page 45)

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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