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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 DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT DEBUG 2 PO1RT 7) SATA2_0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors) DEBUG PORT 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 NVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a control- ler supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. Pin No. Definition 1 GND 1 7 SATA2_3 2 TXP 3 TXN 1 7 SATA2_2 4 GND 5 RXN 1 7 SATA2_1 1 7 SATA2_0 6 RXP 7 GND Please connect the L-shaped end of the SATA 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. Hardware Installation - 24 -

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Hardware Installation
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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 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.)
2
40
1
39
7)
SATA2_0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors)
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 NVIDIA
®
GeForce 7025/nForce 630a control-
ler supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. 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
•
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.
7
1
SATA2_3
SATA2_2
7
1
SATA2_1
7
1
SATA2_0
7
1
Please connect the L-shaped end of
the SATA cable to your SATA hard
drive.