ASRock 970 Pro3 Quick Installation Guide - Page 23

2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! Serial ATA3 Connectors (SATA3_1: see p.2, No. 18) (SATA3_2: see p.2, No. 17) (SATA3_3: see p.2, No. 13) (SATA3_4: see p.2, No. 12) (SATA3_5: see p.2, No. 10) (SATA3_6: see p.2, No. 11) SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_5 SATA3_4 SATA3_6 These six Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) USB 2.0 Headers (9-pin USB_6_7) (see p.2 No. 23) (9-pin USB_8_9) (see p.2 No. 25) (9-pin USB_10_11) (see p.2 No. 26) SATA3_1 Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard disk or the SATA3 connector on this motherboard. USB_PWR P-7 P+7 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR USB_PWR P-9 P+9 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+8 P-8 USB_PWR USB_PWR P-11 P+11 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+10 P-10 USB_PWR Besides six default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are three USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. 23 ASRock 970 Pro3 Motherboard English