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4.

Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, and SATA4)

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 133MB/s (Ultra DMA133). If you install Serial ATA hard

disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 0+1 set through the

onboard chipset.

• Install the Windows

®

XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using Serial ATA.

•

If you intend to create a SATA RAID set, set the

nVidia RAID Function

item in the BIOS

to

[Enabled]

. See

2.3.3 IDE 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 some USB floppy disk

drives.

•

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

in the folder named Manual in the support DVD.

SATA1

GND

RSATA_RXN1

RSATA_RXP1

GND

RSATA_TXN1

RSATA_TXP1

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

SATA4

GND

RSATA_RXN4

RSATA_RXP4

GND

RSATA_TXN4

RSATA_TXP4

GND

M4N68T V2 Series SATA connectors

M4N68T V2 Series

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Section	Page
Notices	6
About this guide	7
Safety information	7
M4N68T V2 Series specifications summary	9
Chapter 1	11
Product introduction	11
1.1 Welcome!	11
1.2 Package contents	11
1.3 Special features	11
1.3.1 Product highlights	11
1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features	13
1.4 Before you proceed	14
1.5 Motherboard overview	15
1.5.1 Placement direction	15
1.5.2 Screw holes	15
1.5.3 Motherboard layout	16
1.5.4 Layout contents	17
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	17
1.6.1 Installing the CPU	17
1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan	19
1.7 System memory	20
1.7.1 Overview	20
1.7.2 Memory configurations	21
1.7.3 Installing a DIMM	25
1.7.4 Removing a DIMM	25
1.8 Expansion slots	26
1.8.1 Installing an expansion card	26
1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card	26
1.8.3 PCI slots	26
1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slots	26
1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot	26
1.9 Jumpers	27
1.10 Connectors	29
1.10.1 Rear panel ports	29
1.10.2 Internal connectors	30
1.11 Software support	37
1.11.1 Installing an operating system	37
1.11.2 Support DVD information	37
Chapter 2	39
BIOS information	39
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	39
2.1.1 ASUS Update	39
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	40
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3	41
2.2 BIOS setup program	42
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen	43
2.2.3 Navigation keys	43
2.2.2 Menu bar	43
2.2.4 Menu items	44
2.2.5 Submenu items	44
2.2.6 Configuration fields	44
2.2.7 Pop-up window	44
2.2.8 Scroll bar	44
2.2.9 General help	44
2.3 Main menu	45
2.3.1 System Time	45
2.3.2 System Date	45
2.3.3 IDE Configuration	45
2.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA 1/2/3/4	46
2.3.5 System Information	47
2.4 Advanced menu	47
2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration	47
2.4.2 CPU Configuration	50
2.4.3 Chipset	50
2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration	52
2.4.5 PCIPnP	52
2.4.6 USB Configuration	52
2.5 Power menu	54
2.5.1 Suspend Mode	54
2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support	54
2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support	54
2.5.4 APM Configuration	54
2.5.5 HW Monitor Configuration	55
2.6 Boot menu	56
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority	56
2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration	56
2.6.3 Security	57
2.7 Tools menu	58
2.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2	58
2.7.2 ASUS O.C. Profile	59
2.7.3 AI NET 2	59

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