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Serial ATA RAID 0, 1 Connectors: SATA1, SATA2

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Hardware Setup Serial ATA RAID 0, 1 Connectors: SATA1, SATA2 The southbridge Intel® Hance Rapids ICH provides a hybrid solution that combines two independent SATA ports for support of up to two Serial ATA (Serial ATA RAID) drives and utilizes Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Software to support RAID levels 0 and 1 for easy management of the storage subsystems. Both connectors support 1st generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB/s and are fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications. 7 SATA2 SATA1 1 SATA1/2 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 3 TXN 5 RXN 7 GND PIN SIGNAL 2 TXP 4 GND 6 RXP Optional Serial ATA cable Take out the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices Connect to SATA1 or SATA2 MSI Reminds You... Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise, data loss may occur during transmission. 2-13

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Hardware Setup
Serial ATA RAID 0, 1 Connectors: SATA1, SATA2
The southbridge Intel
®
Hance Rapids ICH provides a hybrid solution that combines
two independent SATA ports for support of up to two Serial ATA (Serial ATA RAID)
drives and utilizes Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Software to support RAID
levels 0 and 1 for easy management of the storage subsystems. Both connectors
support 1
st
generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB/s and are fully compliant with
Serial ATA 1.0 specifications.
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
GND
2
TXP
3
TXN
4
GND
5
RXN
6
RXP
7
GND
SATA1/2 Pin Definition
Connect to SATA1 or SATA2
Take out the dust cover and connect
to the hard disk devices
Optional Serial ATA cable
MSI Reminds You...
Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise,
data loss may occur during transmission.
SATA2
SATA1
7
1