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Serial ATA hard disk drive connection

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3. ICH8 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. SATA SATA2 GND RSATA_RXN RSATA_RXP GND RSATA_TXN RSATA_TXP GND GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND P5B R SATA SATA GND RSATA_RXN RSATA_RXP GND RSATA_TXN RSATA_TXP GND GND RSATA_RXN RSATA_RXP GND RSATA_TXN RSATA_TXP GND P5B SATA Connectors When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1/2 connector. Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections. Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector SATA1/2 SATA3/4 Color Black Black Setting Master Slave Use Boot disk Data Disk Connect the right-angle side of SATA signal cable to SATA device. Or you may connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. right angle side 2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information

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Chapter 2: Hardware information
3.
ICH8 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives.
P5B
P5B SATA Connectors
GND
RSATA_TXP±
RSATA_TXN±
GND
RSATA_RXP±
RSATA_RXN±
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP²
RSATA_TXN²
GND
RSATA_RXP²
RSATA_RXN²
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP³
RSATA_TXN³
GND
RSATA_RXP³
RSATA_RXN³
GND
SATA±
SATA³
SATA²
SATA2
When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot)
hard disk drive to the SATA±/2 connector. Refer to the table below for the
recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.
Connect the right-angle side
of SATA signal cable to SATA
device. Or you may connect the
right-angle side of SATA cable to
the onboard SATA port to avoid
mechanical conflict with huge
graphics cards.
right angle side
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
Connector
Color
Setting
Use
SATA±/2
Black
Master
Boot disk
SATA²/³
Black
Slave
Data Disk