ASRock ALiveXFire-eSATA2 R3.0 Quick Installation Guide - Page 21

2.9 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. 25) 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) (39-pin IDE1, see p.2 No. 9) connect the blue end to the motherboard connect the black end to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. SATAII_BLUE (PORT 4) SATAII_BLACK (PORT 3) SATAII_ORANGE (PORT 2) SATAII_RED (PORT 1) Serial ATAII Connectors (SATAII_BLUE (PORT 4): see p.2, No. 21) (SATAII_BLACK (PORT 3): see p.2, No. 16) (SATAII_RED (PORT 1): These four Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATAII interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. see p.2, No. 15) (SATAII_ORANGE (PORT 2): see p.2, No. 14) SATAII_RED (PORT 1) and SATAII_ORANGE (PORT 2) connectors can be used for internal storage devices or be connected to eSATAII_BOTTOM and eSATAII_TOP connectors with corresponding color to support eSATAII devices. Please read "eSATAII Interface Introduction" on page 27 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures. eSATAII_TOP eSATAII_BOTTOM eSATAII Connectors These two eSATAII (eSATAII_TOP: see p.2, No. 35) connectors support SATA (eSATAII_BOTTOM: see p.2, No. 36) data cables for external SATAII function. The current eSATAII interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. 21 ASRock ALiveXFire-eSATA2 Motherboard English