Asus M2V890 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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2. Serial ATA connectors
(7-pin SATA1, SATA2)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA
hard disk and optical disk drives that allows up to 150 MB/s data
transfer rates, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s
(Ultra DMA133).
If you install Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0,
RAID 1, and JBOD conguration through the onboard VIA
®
VT8237R
Plus controller.
SATA1
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXP1
RSATA_RXN1
GND
SATA2
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
SATA connectors
Install the Windows
®
2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows
®
XP Service
Pack1 before using Serial ATA.
For detailed instructions on how to congure RAID 0, 1, and
JBOD, refer to the RAID manual in the support CD.
The RAID function of these connectors is set to [Disabled] by
default. See section “5.4.4 Onboard Device Conguration” for
details.