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Important notes on Serial ATA
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6. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1) This next generation connector supports the thin Serial ATA cable for a Serial ATA hard disk drive. The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (UltraATA133). P4R8L ® P4R8L SATA Connector SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND Important notes on Serial ATA • The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible allowing easier routing inside the chassis. The lower pin count of the Serial ATA cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide, flat ribbon cables of the Parallel ATA interface. • Hot plug support for Serial ATA drive and connections are not available in this motherboard. • Install Windows® XP™ Service Pack 1 when using Serial ATA. 7. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1) This connector supports the rear panel serial port. P4R8L ® P4R8L Serial COM1 Bracket 68 COM1 Chapter 4: Motherboard info