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6) SATA3 0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA
1.5Gb/sstandard.EachSATAconnectorsupportsasingleSATAdevice.TheAMDSouthBridgesupports
RAID0,RAID1,RAID5,RAID10,andJBOD.RefertoChapter3,"ConguringaRAIDSet,"forinstructions
onconguringaRAIDarray.
Pin No. Denition
1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
Toenablehot-pluggingfortheSATAports,refertoChapter2,"BIOSSetup,""Peripherals\SBSATA
Conguration,"formoreinformation.
1
SYS_FAN2/PWR_FAN
SYS_FAN2/PWR_FAN:
Pin No. Denition
1 GND
2 +12V
3 Sense
• Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from
overheating. Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang.
• Thesefanheadersarenotcongurationjumperblocks.Donotplaceajumpercapontheheaders.
0 3
1 4
2 5
SATA3
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
1 7
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
1 7
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
1 7
3/4/5) CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2/PWR_FAN (Fan Headers)
 Themotherboardhasa4-pinCPUfanheader(CPU_FAN),a4-pin(SYS_FAN1)anda3-pin(SYS_FAN2)
systemfanheaders,anda3-pinpowerfanheader(PWR_FAN).Mostfanheaderspossessafoolproof
insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation (the black
connectorwireisthegroundwire).Thespeedcontrolfunctionrequirestheuseofafanwithfanspeed
control design. For optimum heat dissipation, it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the
chassis.
CPU_FAN
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
1
1
CPU_FAN:
Pin No. Denition
1 GND
2 +12V
3 Sense
4 Speed Control
SYS_FAN1:
Pin No. Denition
1 GND
2 Speed Control
3 Sense
4 VCC
SYS_FAN1
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