ASRock K8SLI-eSATA2 User Manual - Page 22

Primary IDE Connector (Blue) (39-pin IDE1, see p.10 No. 8) Secondary IDE Connector (Black) (39-pin IDE2, see p.10 No. 7) PIN1 IDE1 PIN1 IDE2 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 II Connectors (SATAII_BLUE: see p.10, No. 14) (SATAII_BLACK: see p.10, No. 13) (SATAII_RED: see p.10, No. 10) (SATAII_ORANGE: see p.10, No. 11) These four Serial ATA II SATAII_RED (SATAII) connectors support SATA data cables for internal SATAII_ORANGE storage devices. The current SATAII_BLACK SATAII_BLUE SATA II interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. SATAII_RED and SATAII_ORANGE 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 26 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures. eSATA II Connectors (eSATAII_TOP: see p.10, No. 37) (eSATAII_BOTTOM: see p.10, No. 38) Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable eSATAII_TOP eSATAII_BOTTOM These two eSATA II connectors support SATA data cables for external SATAII function. The current eSATA II interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on the motherboard. You can also use the SATA data cable to connect SATAII connectors and eSATAII connectors with corresponding color. 22