Asus P4P800 Deluxe Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 81

System Requirements, Serial ATA Data Cable, Serial

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C.3 C.4 Serial ATA R System Requirements To use Serial ATA (SATA), your system must meet ALL of the following requirements: • SATA compatible logic either on the motherboard or on a Serial ATA adapter card • SATA compatible BIOS • SATA-aware device driver for the operating system • Generation 1-compatible SATA device such as a hard drive • A SATA data cable • A SATA power cable Serial ATA Data Cable Serial ATA (SATA) data cables are 7-pin cables. Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard. SATA data cables can be up to 1 meter (39 inches) in length. The following illustration shows an example of a SATA data cable: User's Manual 81

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Serial
ATA
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User's Manual
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C.3
System Requirements
To use Serial ATA (SATA), your system must meet ALL of the following requirements:
SATA compatible logic either on the motherboard or on a Serial ATA adapter card
SATA compatible BIOS
SATA-aware device driver for the operating system
Generation 1-compatible SATA device such as a hard drive
A SATA data cable
A SATA power cable
C.4
Serial ATA Data Cable
Serial ATA (SATA) data cables are 7-pin cables. Either end of the SATA data cable can be
connected to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard. SATA data cables can be
up to 1 meter (39 inches) in length. The following illustration shows an example of a SATA data
cable: