EVGA X58 3X SLI - Manual (Page 25)

Connecting Serial ATA Cables
The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the
motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for
primary storage devices. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to
300MB/s data transfer rate.
There are nine (9) internal serial ATA connectors and one (1) e-SATA on this
motherboard. Connection points SATA0 - SATA5, are controlled by the South
Bridge Chipset. Connection points SATA8 - SATA9, are controlled by the
JMicron JMB363 chip. These connection points support RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 5, RAID 0+1 and JBOD configurations. SATA6 and SATA7 are
controlled by the JMicron JMB362 chip.
SATA 2 (bottom)
SATA 3 (top)
Connect the locking cable end to
the motherboard connector.
Connect the end without the lock
to the SATA device.
SATA 5
SATA 4
SATA 7
SATA 0 (bottom)
SATA 1 (top)
SATA 8 (bottom)
SATA 9 (top)
SATA 6 (e-SATA)
GND
RX-
RX+
GND
TX-
TX+
GND