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Serial ATA hard disk drive connection

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3. ICH9 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black]) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. SATA1 SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSAGTNDA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATRGSNAADT_A_RRXXN2N1 RSATA_RXP2 GND GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND P5B R ® P5KC SATA4 SATA1 SATA3 SATA4 GND RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND GND RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3 GND RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATAGN_DRXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND RRSSAATTAARGSN__ADTTTA_XXRXPNN422 RSATA_RXP4 GND GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND P5B SATA Connectors P5KC SATA connectors SATA3 SATA2 When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1/2 connector. Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections. Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector SATA 1/2 SATA 3/4 Color Red Black Setting Master Slave Use Boot disk Data disk Connect the right-angle side of SATA signal cable to SATA device. Or you may connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. right angle side 2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information

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Chapter 2: Hardware information
3.
ICH9 Serial ATA connectors
(7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black])
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives.
When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot)
hard disk drive to the SATA1/2 connector. Refer to the table below for the
recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.
Connect the right-angle side
of SATA signal cable to SATA
device. Or you may connect the
right-angle side of SATA cable to
the onboard SATA port to avoid
mechanical conflict with huge
graphics cards.
right angle side
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
Connector
Color
Setting
Use
SATA 1/2
Red
Master
Boot disk
SATA 3/4
Black
Slave
Data disk
P5KC
P5KC SATA connectors
SATA3
GND
RSATA_TXP3
RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXP3
RSATA_RXN3
GND
SATA2
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
SATA4
SATA1
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXP1
RSATA_RXN1
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP4
RSATA_TXN4
GND
RSATA_RXP4
RSATA_RXN4
GND