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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
Chapter 2
I/O Connectors
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors
7
RXN GND TXP TXN GND
1
RXP GND
• 2 Serial ATA 3.0 ports with data transfer rate up to 6Gb/s (SATA 0 and SATA 1)
The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices. Connect one end of the Se-
rial ATA data cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.
BIOS Setting
Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Advanced menu (“SATA Configuration” submenu) of the
BIOS. Refer to the chapter 3 for more information.
Features
Note:
Some 3rd party SATA Gen 2 speed device controllers used on the system board paired
with the Intel ® 8 series chipset are intermittently detected. Before using SSD devices
or mSATA SSD devices, please check whether the device and the cable which are
used on the system board conform to Intel's official regulations.
SATA (Serial ATA) Power Connectors
SATA 3.0 6Gb/s
SATA 1
SATA 0
SATA
Power 1
SATA
Power 0
+12V
+5V
Ground
1
Ground
4
These SATA power connectors supply power to the SATA drive. Connect one end of the pro-
vided power cable to the SATA power connector and the other end to your storage device.