ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide - Page 15

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! Floppy Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.2, No. 24) the red-striped side to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. Primary IDE Connector (Blue) Secondary IDE Connector (Black) (39-pin IDE1, see p.2, No. 17) (39-pin IDE2, see p.2, No. 18) connect the blue end to the motherboard connect the black end to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE device as "Master". Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black). Serial ATA Connectors (Black) (SATA1: see p.2, No. 13) (SATA2: see p.2, No. 11) SATA2 SATA1 These two Serial ATA (SATA) connectors are supported by NVIDIA® nForce3 250 southbridge, support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA interface allows up to 1.5 Gb/s data transfer rate. Serial ATAII Connectors These two Serial ATAII (SATAII) (SATA II_1, red: see p.2 No. 9) connectors are supported by (SATA II_2, orange: see p.2 No. 10) JMicron® JMB363 (PCIE x1 interface), support SATA SATAII_2 SATAII_1 data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATAII interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. 15 ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Motherboard English