MSI 945GM3-F User Guide - Page 29

Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1~SATA4 - specifications

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Hardware Setup Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1~SATA4 SATA1~SATA4 are high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports serial ATA II data rates of 300MB/s. Both connectors are fully compliant with Serial ATA 2.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device. SATA4 SATA3 SATA1 SATA2 Serial ATAII cable Connect to SATA connector Take out the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise, data loss may occur during transmission. 2-13

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Hardware Setup
Connect to SATA connector
Take out the dust cover
and connect to the hard
disk devices
Serial ATAII cable
Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1~SATA4
SATA1~SATA4 are high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports serial ATA II
data rates of 300MB/s. Both connectors are fully compliant with Serial ATA 2.0
specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device.
Important
Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise,
data loss may occur during transmission.
SATA3
SATA4
SATA2
SATA1