ASRock FM2A55M-VG3 User Manual - Page 24

Onboard Headers and Connectors

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2.8 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! Serial ATA2 Connectors (SATA_1: see p.13, No. 10) (SATA_2: see p.13, No. 9) (SATA_3: see p.13, No. 8) (SATA_4: see p.13, No. 7) SATA_4 SATA_3 SATA_2 These four Serial ATA2 (SATA2) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA2 interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. SATA_1 Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) USB 2.0 Headers (9-pin USB4_5) (see p.13 No. 17) (9-pin USB6_7) (see p.13 No. 18) USB_PWR P-7 P+7 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA2 hard disk or the SATA2 connector on this motherboard. Besides four default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are two USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. 24

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2.8 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!
USB 2.0 Headers
Besides four default USB 2.0
(9-pin USB4_5)
ports on the I/O panel, there
(see p.13
No. 17)
are two USB 2.0 headers on
this motherboard. Each USB 2.0
header can support two USB
2.0 ports.
(9-pin USB6_7)
(see p.13
No. 18)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Either end of the SATA data
Data Cable
cable can be connected to the
(Optional)
SATA2 hard disk or the SATA2
connector on this motherboard.
Serial ATA2 Connectors
These four Serial ATA2
(SATA_1: see
p.13, No. 10)
(SATA2) connectors support
(SATA_2: see
p.13, No. 9)
SATA data cables for internal
(SATA_3: see
p.13, No. 8)
storage devices. The current
(SATA_4: see
p.13, No. 7)
SATA2 interface allows up to
3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
P-7
P+7
GND
DUMMY
USB_PWR
USB_PWR
P-6
P+6
GND
1
SATA_1
SATA_2
SATA_3
SATA_4