Asus K8N-E Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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2. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY)
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After
connecting one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the floppy
drive. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables
with pin 5 plug).
K8N-E
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K8N-E Floppy disk drive connector
NOTE: Orient the red markings o
n
the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1.
FLOPPY
PIN 1
3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)
These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for
primary internal storage devices. The current Serial ATA interface allows up to
150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133MB/s
(Ultra ATA/133).These connectors support two Serial ATA hard disk drives that
you can combine with the IDE connectors to configure a RAID set through the
built-in RAID controller.
K8N-E
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K8N-E SATA connectors
SATA1
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXN1
RSATA_RXP1
GND
SATA2
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXN2
RSATA_RXP2
GND