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Chapter 1: Hardware information

ConnectorConnector

Connector

ColorColor

Color

SettingSetting

Setting

UseUse

Use

SATA1, SATA2SATA1, SATA2

SATA1, SATA2 Black Master Boot Disk

SATA3, SATA4SATA3, SATA4

SATA3, SATA4 Black Slave Data Disk

Serial ATA Master/Slave connectorsSerial ATA Master/Slave connectors

Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors

3.3.

Serial ATA connectorsSerial ATA connectors

Serial ATA connectors

(7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)(7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)

(7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)

These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA

hard disk drives.

Important notes on Serial ATAImportant notes on Serial ATA

Important notes on Serial ATA

•

The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0, RAID 1) is available only if you

are using Windows

2000/XP.

•

Install the Windows

2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows

Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA.

• Use only a maximum of two ports for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set.

•

Plug your Serial ATA boot disk on the master port (SATA1 and

SATA2) to support S3 function. Refer to the table below for details.

These connectors are set to Standard IDE configuration by default. In

Standard IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk

drives to these connectors.

A8NE-FM

A8NE-FM SATA connectors

SATA1 SATA2

GND

RSATA_TXP4

RSATA_TXN4

GND

RSATA_RXP4

RSATA_RXN4

GND

RSATA_TXP3

RSATA_TXN3

GND

RSATA_RXP3

RSATA_RXN3

GND

RSATA_TXP2

RSATA_TXN2

GND

RSATA_RXP2

RSATA_RXN2

GND

RSATA_TXP1

RSATA_TXN1

GND

RSATA_RXP1

RSATA_RXN1

GND

SATA3SATA4