Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Game Plus User Manual - Page 16

SATA_EXPRESS SATA Express Connector, SATA3 0/1/2/3/4/5 SATA 6Gb/s Connectors

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S 1 23 1 23 1 23 S3 B SS S U 1 23 __ 3 S 5) CPU_OPT (Water Cooling CPU Fan Header) The fan header is 4-pin and possesses a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation (the black connector wire is the ground wire). The speed control fuSnct_ion requires the use of a fan with fan speed control design. SF Pin No. Definition 1 GND 1 2 +12V / Speed Control 3 Sense 4 VCC •• Be sure to connect fan cSable3s to the fan headers to prBevSeSnt youSr CPU and system from U overheating. Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang. •• These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks. Do not place a jumper cap on the headers. __ 3 S_ S_ SF 6) SATA_EXPRESS (SATA Express Connector) The SATA Express connector supports a single SATA Express device. S_ 7) SSATA_ 3 0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The Intel® Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 3, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. SATA3 1 0 G.QBOFM SATA3 3 2 54 Pin No. 1 2 Definition GND TXP 7 1 3 TXN 7 1 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP S_ 7 GND •• To enable hot-plugging for the SATA ports, refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Peripherals\SATA Configuration," for more information. •• M.2, SATA Express, and SATA3 4/5 connectors can only be used one at a time. The SATA3 4/5 connectors will become unavailable when an M.2 SSD is installed. - 16 -

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Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from overheating.
Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang.
These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks. Do not place a jumper cap on the headers.
5)
CPU_OPT (Water Cooling CPU Fan Header)
The fan header is 4-pin and possesses a foolproof insertion design.
When connecting a fan cable, be
sure to connect it in the correct orientation (the black connector wire is the ground wire). The speed control
function requires the use of a fan with fan speed control design.
1
Pin No.
Definition
1
GND
2
+12V / Speed Control
3
Sense
4
VCC
6)
SATA_EXPRESS (SATA Express Connector)
The SATA Express connector supports a single SATA Express device.
7)
SATA3 0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s
standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The Intel
®
Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 5, and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 3, "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
1
0
7
1
7
1
SATA3
3
2
5
4
SATA3
To enable hot-plugging for the SATA ports, refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Peripherals\SATA
Configuration," for more information.
M.2, SATA Express, and SATA3 4/5 connectors can only be used one at a time. The SATA3 4/5
connectors will become unavailable when an M.2 SSD is installed.