ASUS P5L 1394 2-25
3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red],
SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black])
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA
hard disk drives.
Important note on Serial ATA
When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary
(boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector. Refer to the
table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
Connector Color Setting Use
SATA1/SATA2 Red Master Boot disk
SATA3/SATA4 Black Slave Data disk
P5L 1394
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P5L 1394
SATA Connectors
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXP1
RSATA_RXN1
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP4
RSATA_TXN4
GND
RSATA_RXP4
RSATA_RXN4
GND
SATA1
SATA4
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP3
RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXP3
RSATA_RXN3
GND
SATA2
SATA3