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Installing the Motherboard
F_USB1~4: Front Panel USB headers
The motherboard has four USB 2.0 headers supporting eight USB 2.0 ports. Addi-
tionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have
this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to
the motherboard.
Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as
indicated above. A different pin assignment may cause damage or system
hang-up.
SATA3~5: Serial ATA connectors
These connectors are used to support the Serial ATA 3Gb/s devices, simpler disk drive
cabling and easier PC assembly. It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA
interface. But maintians register compatibility and sofeware compatibility with Prallel
ATA .
1 Ground 2 TX+
3 TX- 4 Ground
5 RX- 6 RX+
7 Ground - -
Pin Signal Name
Pin Signal Name
1 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power
2 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power
3 USB_FP_P0- USB Port 0 Negative Signal
4 USB_FP_P1- USB Port 1 Negative Signal
5 USB_FP_P0+ USB Port 0 Positive Signal
6 USB_FP_P1+ USB Port 1 Positive Signal
7 GND Ground
8 GND Ground
9 Key No pin
10 USB_FP_OC0 USBOC-
Pin Signal Name Function
Unlike F_USB2~4 in this mainboard, F_USB1 supports EZ Charger technology,
provides 3 times current than general USB port in off mode for USB devices. It is
useful and excellent, especially for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices that need
a large amount of current for faster recharging within less time.