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IDE IDE Connector, SATA2_0/1/2/3/4 SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by H57, Chipset

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6) IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attaching the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices (for example, master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for the IDE devices, read the instructions from the device manufacturers.) 40 39 2 1 7) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by H57j/H55k Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The H57 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. SATA2_0 1 7 Pin No. 1 2 Definition GND TXP SATA2_1 1 SATA2_3 7 3 TXN 4 GND SATA2_2 SATA2_4 5 RXN 1 7 6 RXP 7 GND • A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives. If more than two hard drives are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number. • A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives. (The total number of hard drives does not have to be an even number.) • A RAID 10 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard drives must be an even number. Please connect the L-shaped end of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA hard drive. j Only for GA-H57M-USB3. k Only for GA-H55M-USB3. - 25 - Hardware Installation

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Hardware Installation
6)
IDE (IDE Connector)
The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attach-
ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. If you wish to connect two IDE devices,
remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices (for example,
master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for the IDE devices, read the
instructions from the device manufacturers.)
7)
SATA2_0/1/2/3/4 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by H57
j
/H55
k
Chipset)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard.
Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The H57 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 5 and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring
a RAID array.
Pin No.
Definition
1
GND
2
TXP
3
TXN
4
GND
5
RXN
6
RXP
7
GND
Please connect the L-shaped end of
the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA
hard drive.
•
A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two
hard drives. If more than two hard drives are to be used,
the total number of hard drives must be an even number.
•
A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives.
(The total number of hard drives does not have to be an
even number.)
•
A RAID 10 configuration requires at least four hard drives
and the total number of hard drives must be an even
number.
j
Only for GA-H57M-USB3.
k
Only for GA-H55M-USB3.
2
40
1
39
1
1
1
7
7
7
SATA2_0
SATA2_1
SATA2_3
SATA2_2
SATA2_4