ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 2-23
Chapter 2
3. Marvell
®
Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_E1/E2 [navy blue])
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0
Gb/s signal cables.
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The SATA6G_E1/E2 (navy blue) connectors are for data drives only. ATAPI device is
not supported.
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You must install Windows
®
XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA
hard disk drives.
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When using NCQ, set the
Marvell Storage Controller
item in the BIOS to [Enabled].
Refer to section
3.5.6 Onboard Devices Conguration
for details.
4. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34)
These connectors are for the additional USB 3.0 ports, and complies with the USB 3.0
specicaton that supports up to 480 MBps connection speed. If the USB 3.0 front panel
cable is available from your system chassis, with this USB 3.0 connector, you can have
a front panel USB 3.0 solution.
You can connect the ASUS front panel USB 3.0 bracket to this connector to obtain the front
panel USB 3.0 solution.