User guide

EVGA Classified SR-X Motherboard

Connecting Serial ATA Cables

The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect a Serial ATA II device to the

motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for

primary storage devices. The Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s

data transfer rate.

The two (2) Red ports are SATA 6Gbps spec and support transfer speeds of

up to 600MB/s. SATA II drives are compatible but will not see the enhanced

SATA 6Gbps performance.

There are six (6) internal Serial ATA connectors and two (2) E-SATA on this

motherboard. Connection points SATA0 – SATA1 are SATA 6GPS and are

controlled by the Intel

Chipset. SATA 2 – SATA 5 are SATA 3GPS and are

controller by the Intel

Chipset. Connection points ESATA 1 – ESATA 2 are

SATA 6Gbps spec and are controlled by the Marvell 9182 chipset. There are

also 2 SAS connectors that can break off into 8 SATA II connections.

SATA III ports 0/1

SATA II 2-5

GND

RX+

RX-

GND

TX-

TX+

GND