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3.

Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6)

These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk

and optical disk drives. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is backward compatible with Serial ATA

1.5Gb/s specification. The data transfer rate of the Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster than the

standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA133). If you install Serial ATA hard disk

drives, you can create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and JBOD configurations through

the onboard SB710 chipset.

• Install the Windows

®

XP Service Pack 1 or later versions before using Serial ATA.

•

If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the

SATA

Port1-Port4

and

SATA Port5-Port6

items in the BIOS to

[RAID]

. See

2.3.4 SATA

Configuration

for details.

•

The motherboard does not provide a floppy disk drive connector. You could use a USB

floppy disk drive when installing Windows

®

XP operating system on a hard disk drive

that includes a RAID/AHCI set.

• Due to Windows

®

XP limitation, Windows

®

XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk

drive.

•

For more details on RAID/AHCI, refer to the RAID/AHCI Supplementary Guide included

in the folder named Manual in the support DVD.

SATA5

GND

RSATA_TXP5

RSATA_TXN5

GND

RSATA_RXP5

RSATA_RXN5

GND

SATA6

GND

RSATA_TXP6

RSATA_TXN6

GND

RSATA_RXP6

RSATA_RXN6

GND

SATA4

GND

RSATA_TXP4

RSATA_TXN4

GND

RSATA_RXP4

RSATA_RXN4

GND

SATA2

GND

RSATA_RXN2

RSATA_RXP2

GND

RSATA_TXN2

RSATA_TXP2

GND

SATA3

GND

RSATA_RXN3

RSATA_RXP3

GND

RSATA_TXN3

RSATA_TXP3

GND

SATA1

GND

RSATA_RXN1

RSATA_RXP1

GND

RSATA_TXN1

RSATA_TXP1

GND

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Section	Page
Notices	6
Safety information	7
About this guide	7
M4A88T-M specifications summary	9
Chapter 1	13
Product introduction	13
1.1 Welcome!	13
1.2 Package contents	13
1.3 Special features	13
1.3.1 Product highlights	13
1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features	15
1.4 Before you proceed	18
1.5 Motherboard overview	19
1.5.1 Placement direction	19
1.5.2 Screw holes	19
1.5.3 Motherboard layout	20
1.5.4 Layout contents	20
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	21
1.6.1 Installing the CPU	21
1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan	23
1.7 System memory	24
1.7.1 Overview	24
1.7.2 Memory configurations	25
1.7.3 Installing a DIMM	29
1.7.4 Removing a DIMM	29
1.8 Expansion slots	30
1.8.1 Installing an expansion card	30
1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card	30
1.8.3 PCI slot	30
1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slots	30
1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot	30
1.9 Jumpers	31
1.10 Connectors	32
1.10.1 Rear panel ports	32
1.10.2 Internal connectors	35
1.11 Onboard switch	42
1.12 Onboard LEDs	43
1.13 Software support	44
1.13.1 Installing an operating system	44
1.13.2 Support DVD information	44
Chapter 2	45
BIOS information	45
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	45
2.1.1 ASUS Update	45
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	46
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3	47
2.2 BIOS setup program	48
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen	49
2.2.2 Menu bar	49
2.2.3 Navigation keys	49
2.2.4 Menu items	50
2.2.5 Submenu items	50
2.2.6 Configuration fields	50
2.2.7 Pop-up window	50
2.2.8 Scroll bar	50
2.2.9 General help	50
2.3 Main menu	51
2.3.1 System Time	51
2.3.2 System Date	51
2.3.3 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA 1~6	51
2.3.4 SATA Configuration	52
2.3.5 System Information	53
2.4 Advanced menu	53
2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration	53
2.4.2 CPU Configuration	56
2.4.3 Chipset	58
2.4.4 Onboard Device Configuration	59
2.4.5 PCIPnP	60
2.4.6 USB Configuration	60
2.5 Power menu	61
2.5.1 Suspend Mode	61
2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support	61
2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support	61
2.5.4 APM Configuration	61
2.5.5 HW Monitor Configuration	62
2.5.6 Anti Surge Support	62
2.6 Boot menu	63
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority	63
2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration	63
2.6.3 Security	64
2.7 Tools menu	65
2.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2	65
2.7.2 Express Gate	66
2.7.3 ASUS O.C. Profile	66
2.7.4 AI NET 2	67

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