Asus Z7S WS Computer Hardware User Manual


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3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives.
Z7S WS SATA connectors
SATA2 SATA1
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXP1
RSATA_RXN1
GND
SATA3 SATA4
GND
RSATA_TXP3
RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXP3
RSATA_RXN3
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP4
RSATA_TXN4
GND
RSATA_RXP4
RSATA_RXN4
GND
SATA6 SATA5
GND
RSATA_TXP6
RSATA_TXN6
GND
RSATA_RXP6
RSATA_RXN6
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP5
RSATA_TXN5
GND
RSATA_RXP5
RSATA_RXN5
GND
Z7S WS
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• SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Make sure
to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before
connecting devices to SATA 5-6 connectors. Otherwise, the devices will not
work.
• When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary
(boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1 connector. Refer to the table below for
the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.
• These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default. In Standard
IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard drives to these
connectors. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these
connectors, set the
Congure SATA as
item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See
section
4.3.6 Storage Conguration
for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to
5.4.3 Intel RAID congurations
or the
manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
Connect the right-angle side
of SATA signal cable to SATA
device. Or you may connect the
right-angle side of SATA cable to
the onboard SATA port to avoid
mechanical conict with huge
graphics cards.
right angle side
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
Connector Color Setting Use
SATA 1 Red Primary Master Boot disk
SATA 2 Red Secondary Master Boot/Data disk
SATA 3 Red Primary Slave Data disk
SATA 4 Red Secondary Slave Data disk
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