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Q87H3-M5 USER MANUAL
SATA3_1~5 connectors are used to support the Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s device, simpler
disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly. It eliminates limitations of the current
Parallel ATA interface. But maintains register compatibility and software compat-
ibility with Parallel ATA.
4. SATA3_1~5: Serial ATA connectors
3. COM: Onboard serial port header
Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a serial port to your
system.