Serial ata connectors: sata1~sata4 – MSI RS480M User Manual
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Hardware Setup
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
GND
2
RXP
3
RXN
4
GND
5
TXN
6
TXP
7
GND
SATA1~ SATA4 Pin Definition
Connect to SATA1/2/3/4
Take out the dust cover and
connect to the hard disk
devices
Serial ATA cable
Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1~SATA4
The ATI SB400 SouthBridge supports four serial ATA connectors SATA1~SATA4.
SATA1~SATA4 are high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports 1
st
genera-
tion serial ATA data rates of 150MB/s and is fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0
specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device. The ATI
SB400 also supports SATA RAID 0 or SATA RAID 1.
7
1
SATA3
SATA4
SATA1
SATA2
MSI Reminds You...
Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise,
data loss may occur during transmission.