ECS H61H2-A

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Installing the Motherboard
Installing a SATA Hard Drive
This section describes how to install SATA devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD-
ROM drive.
SATA cable (optional)
SATA power cable (optional)
About SATA Connectors
Your motherboard features four SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors supporting a total of four
drives. SATA refers to Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the stan-
dard interface for the SATA hard drives which are currently used in most PCs. These
connectors are well designed and will only fit in one orientation. Locate the SATA
connectors on the motherboard and follow the illustration below to install the SATA
hard drives.
Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives
To install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives, use the SATA cable that supports the
Serial ATA protocol. You can connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard
drive or the connector on the motherboard.
Refer to the illustration below for proper installation:
1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard.
2 Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive.
3 Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the
other end to the power supply.
* For reference only
This motherboard supports the “Hot-Plug” function.