Computer Computer Hardware User Manual

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MS-6775 ATX Mainboard
MSI Reminds You...
Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle,
since this will cause the loss of data during the transmission.
Optional Serial ATA cable
Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by
VT8237: SATA1 & SATA2
The Southbridge of this mainboard is VIA VT8237 which supports two
serial connectors SATA1& SATA2.
SATA1 & SATA2 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each
supports 1
st
generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB/s. Both connectors are
fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector
can connect to 1 hard disk device. Please refer to Appendix B: VIA VT8237
Serial ATA RAID Introduction for detail software installation procedure.
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1
SATA2
SATA1
SATA1 & SATA2 Pin Definition
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GND 2 TXP
3 TXN 4 GND
5 RXN 6 RXP
7 GND
Take out the dust cover and connect
to the hard disk devices
Connect to SATA1 or SATA2