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SATA1~6: Serial ATA connectors
These connectors are used to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest date transfer rates (6.0 Gb/
s), simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly. It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA
interface. But maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA.
F_USB1~4: Front Panel USB 2.0 headers
The motherboard has four USB 2.0 ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Addition-ally, some
computer cases have USB 2.0 ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB
2.0 connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard.
NOTE: Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment asindicated above. A different pin
assignment may cause damage or systemhang-up.
Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name
1Ground 2TX+
3 TX- 4 Ground
5 RX- 6 RX+
7 Ground
Pin Signal Name Function
1 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power
2 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power
3 DATA0- USB Port 0 Negative Signal
4 DATA1- USB Port 1 Negative Signal
5 DATA0+ USB Port 0 Positive Signal
6 DATA1+ USB Port 1 Positive Signa
7 GND Ground
8 GND Ground
9 NC Not connected
10 USB DET USB DET
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