User Guide

Chapter 4: Motherboard Information
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4.3 Internal connectors
1. Serial ATA 6.0 / 3.0 Gbps connector (7-pin SATA6 [Light Blue])
SupportedbytheIntel
®
610 series Chipset, this connector is for the Serial ATA signal
cablesforSerialATAharddiskdrivesthatallowsupto6Gbpsofdatatransferrate.
The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed.
2. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1)
ThisconnectorallowsyoutoconnectSMBus(SystemManagementBus)tothePSU
(powersupplyunit)toreadPSUinformation.DevicescommunicatewithanSMBus
hostand/orotherSMBusdevicesusingtheSMBusinterface.
ThisconnectorfunctionsonlywhenyouinstalltheASUSASMB8.