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IDE1 / IDE2 IDE Connector, SATAII0 / SATAII1 SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by VIA VT8237S

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English 6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attaching the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices (for example, master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for the IDE devices, read the instructions from the device manufacturers.) 40 39 2 IDE1 1 IDE2 7) SATAII0 / SATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by VIA VT8237S) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The VIA VT8237S controller supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. SATAII1 7 1 1 7 SATAII0 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires two hard drives. GA-VM900MC Motherboard - 22 -

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English
6)
IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector)
The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before
attaching the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. If you wish to connect two IDE
devices, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices (for
example, master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for the IDE
devices, read the instructions from the device manufacturers.)
40
39
2
1
IDE1
IDE2
7)
SATAII0 / SATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by VIA VT8237S)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s
standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The VIA VT8237S controller
supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions
on configuring a RAID array.
Pin No.
Definition
1
GND
2
TXP
3
TXN
4
GND
5
RXN
6
RXP
7
GND
7
1
7
1
SATAII0
SATAII1
A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires two hard drives.