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ASUS K8V Deluxe motherboard user guide
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3. Serial ATA RAID connectors
(7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SEC_SATA, PRI_SATA)
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 133 MB/s (UltraDMA133).
Important notes on Serial ATA solution:
• The Promise
®
20378 RAID controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and
RAID 0 + 1 using the PRI_RAID, PRI_SATA and SEC_SATA
connectors.
• The VIA
®
VT8237 SouthBridge integrated RAID controller supports
RAID 0 and RAID 1 using the SATA1 and SATA2 connectors.
• The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible allowing easier
routing inside the chassis. The lower pin count of the Serial ATA
cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide, flat ribbon cables
of the Parallel ATA interface.
• Hot plug support for Serial ATA drive and connections are not
available in this motherboard.
• Install Windows
®
XP™ Service Pack 1 when using Serial ATA.
K8V
®
K8V SATA RAID Connectors
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
PRI_SATA
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXP1
RSATA_RXN1
GND
SEC_SATA
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
SATA1
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXP1
RSATA_RXN1
GND
SATA2