Asus A8V-MX Personal Computer User Manual


 
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Chapter 1: Product introductionChapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introductionChapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction
4.4.
4.4.
4.
Serial ATA connectorsSerial ATA connectors
Serial ATA connectorsSerial ATA connectors
Serial ATA connectors
(7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)(7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)
(7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)(7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)
(7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA
hard disk drives. The current Serial ATA I interface allows up to 150
MB/s data transfer rate while Serial ATA II allows up to 300 MB/s data
transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s
(Ultra DMA/133)
Important notes on Serial ATAImportant notes on Serial ATA
Important notes on Serial ATAImportant notes on Serial ATA
Important notes on Serial ATA
Install the Windows
®
2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows
®
XP
Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA.
Plug your Serial ATA boot disk on the master port (SATA1 and
SATA2) to support S3 function. Refer to the table below for details.
Serial ATA Master/Slave connectorsSerial ATA Master/Slave connectors
Serial ATA Master/Slave connectorsSerial ATA Master/Slave connectors
Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors
ConnectorConnector
ConnectorConnector
Connector
SettingSetting
SettingSetting
Setting
UseUse
UseUse
Use
SATA1, SATA2 Master Boot disk
SATA3, SATA4 Slave Data disk
A8V-MX
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A8V-MX SATA connectors
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RS ATA_ RX P1
RSATA_RXN1
GND
SATA1
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
SATA2
GND
RSATA_TXP3
RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXP3
RSATA_RXN3
GND
SATA3
GND
RSATA_TXP4
RSATA_TXN4
GND
RSATA_RXP4
RSATA_RXN4
GND
SATA4