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IDE IDE Connector, SATAII0/1/2/3 SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by AMD SB600 - amd motherboard

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9) 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 10) SATAII0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by AMD SB600) 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 AMD SB600 controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1 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 SATAII2 SATAII0 3 TXN 7 17 1 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 1 7 SATAII3 1 7 SATAII1 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 10 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard drives must be an even number. GA-MA790X-DS4 Motherboard - 26 -

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9)
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.)
1
2
39
40
7
1
7
1
SATAII0
SATAII1
SATAII2
SATAII3
7
1
1
7
10)
SATAII0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by AMD SB600)
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 AMD SB600 controller
supports RAID 0, RAID 1 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
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 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.