Computer Hardware User Manual

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3.3.
3.3.
3.
Serial ATA connectorsSerial ATA connectors
Serial ATA connectorsSerial ATA connectors
Serial ATA connectors
(7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black],(7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black],
(7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black],(7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black],
(7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black],
SATA4 [black])SATA4 [black])
SATA4 [black])SATA4 [black])
SATA4 [black])
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA
hard disk drives.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can can create a
RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration with the Intel
®
Matrix Storage
Technology through the onboard Intel
®
ICH6R RAID controller. Refer to
Chapter 5 for information on creating a RAID configuration.
Important notes on Serial ATAImportant notes on Serial ATA
Important notes on Serial ATAImportant notes on Serial ATA
Important notes on Serial ATA
• These connectors support the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Technology.
• 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
®
XP
Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA.
• Use only a maximum of 2 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. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set
using these connectors, set the
Configure SATA AsConfigure SATA As
Configure SATA AsConfigure SATA As
Configure SATA As item in the BIOS
to RAID. See section “4.3.5 IDE Configuration” for details.
ConnectorConnector
ConnectorConnector
Connector
ColorColor
ColorColor
Color
SettingSetting
SettingSetting
Setting
UseUse
UseUse
Use
SATA1, SATA2SATA1, SATA2
SATA1, SATA2SATA1, SATA2
SATA1, SATA2 Red Master Boot Disk
SATA3, SATA4SATA3, SATA4
SATA3, SATA4SATA3, SATA4
SATA3, SATA4 Black Slave Data Disk
Serial ATA Master/Slave connectorsSerial ATA Master/Slave connectors
Serial ATA Master/Slave connectorsSerial ATA Master/Slave connectors
Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors
P5GDC PRO
P5GDC PRO SATA connectors
SATA1
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXP1
RSATA_RXN1
GND
SATA4
GND
RSATA_TXP4
RSATA_TXN4
GND
RSATA_RXP4
RSATA_RXN4
GND
SATA3
GND
RSATA_TXP3
RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXP3
RSATA_RXN3
GND
SATA2
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND