Asus Motherboard A8N-SLI - Manual (Page 175)

A S U S A 8 N - S L I D e l u x e A S U S A 8 N - S L I D e l u x e A S U S A 8 N - S L I D e l u x e A S U S A 8 N - S L I D e l u x e A S U S A 8 N - S L I D e l u x e A - 1 A - 1 A - 1 A - 1 A - 1
A.1 Using the SATA extension module
Your motherboard package comes with a 2-port Serial ATA extension
module that allows you to externally connect two Serial ATA hard drives.
A.1.1 A.1.1 A.1.1 A.1.1 A.1.1 Installing the 2-port SATA extension module Installing the 2-port SATA extension module Installing the 2-port SATA extension module Installing the 2-port SATA extension module Installing the 2-port SATA extension module
To install your 2-port Serial ATA extension module:
1. Select an available expansion card slot on the rear panel of your
chassis.
2. Place the 2-port Serial ATA extension module on the available slot and
secure it with a screw.
3. Locate the Serial ATA connectors on your motherboard.
4. Select any two (2) SATA connectors on your motherboard.
5. Connect one end of the first SATA signal cable to one of the selected
SATA connectors.
6. Connect the other end of the SATA signal cable to the SATA
connector on the extension module labeled S A T A _ C O N 3
S A T A _ C O N 3 S A T A _ C O N 3 S A T A _ C O N 3 S A T A _ C O N 3.
7. Connect one end of the second Serial ATA signal cable to the other
SATA connector.
8. Connect the other end of the second SATA signal cable to the SATA
connector on the extension module labeled S A T A _ C O N 4
S A T A _ C O N 4 S A T A _ C O N 4 S A T A _ C O N 4 S A T A _ C O N 4.
9. Connect a 4-pin ATX power plug to the SATA extension module power
connector labeled P W R _ C O N 1
P W R _ C O N 1 P W R _ C O N 1 P W R _ C O N 1 P W R _ C O N 1.
10. You can now connect two SATA hard disks to the rear panel of your
chassis.
A8N-SLI DELUXE
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A8N-SLI DELUXE SATA connectors SATA1 SATA2
GND RSA
T A_TXP4
RSA
T A_TXN4
GND RSA
T A_RXP4
RSA
T A_RXN4
GND GND RSA
T A_TXP3
RSA
T A_TXN3
GND RSA
T A_RXP3
RSA
T A_RXN3
GND
GND RSA
T A_TXP2
RSA
T A_TXN2
GND RSA
T A_RXP2
RSA
T A_RXN2
GND GND RSA
T A_TXP1
RSA
T A_TXN1
GND RSA
T A_RXP1
RSA
T A_RXN1
GND
SATA3 SATA4