EVGA Classified SR-X User Guide - Page 18

EVGA Classified SR-X Motherboard Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect a Serial ATA II device to the motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for primary storage devices. The Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data transfer rate. The two (2) Red ports are SATA 6Gbps spec and support transfer speeds of up to 600MB/s. SATA II drives are compatible but will not see the enhanced SATA 6Gbps performance. There are six (6) internal Serial ATA connectors and two (2) E-SATA on this motherboard. Connection points SATA0 - SATA1 are SATA 6GPS and are controlled by the Intel® Chipset. SATA 2 - SATA 5 are SATA 3GPS and are controller by the Intel® Chipset. Connection points ESATA 1 - ESATA 2 are SATA 6Gbps spec and are controlled by the Marvell 9182 chipset. There are also 2 SAS connectors that can break off into 8 SATA II connections. RX+ TX- RX- TX+ GND GND GND SATA II 2-5 SATA III ports 0/1 18