Asus Z87-PLUS - Page 51

ASUS Z87-PLUS
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Chapter 1
2. ASMedia
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Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_E12 [dark brown])
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0
Gb/s signal cables.
• ASMedia storage controller can only support AHCI mode.
• These SATA ports are for data drives only.
3. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_12)
This connector allows you to connect a USB 3.0 module for additional USB 3.0 front
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USB 3.0 including faster data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps, faster charging time for
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USB 2.0.
• The USB 3.0 module is purchased separately.
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related driver to fully use the USB 3.0 ports under Windows
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• The plugged USB 3.0 device may run on xHCI or EHCI mode depending on the
operating system’s setting.