Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H - SATA 6 Gb;S Connectors; Front Panel Header

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5) SATA3 0/1/2/3 (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 Chipset supports RAID
0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD. Refer to Chapter 3, "Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on
conguring a RAID array.
Pin No. Denition Pin No. Denition
1 GND 5 RXN
2 TXP 6 RXP
3 TXN 7 GND
4 GND
6) F_PANEL(FrontPanelHeader)
Connect the power switch, reset switch, and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according
to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.
The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch,
hard drive activity LED and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the
wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly.
• A RAID 0 or RAID 1 conguration requires at least two hard
drives. If more than two hard drives are to be used, the total
number of hard drives must be an even number.
• A RAID 10 conguration requires four hard drives.
• To enable hot-plugging for the SATA ports, refer to Chapter
2, "BIOS Setup," "Peripherals\SATA Conguration," for more
information.
7
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PORT
G.QBOFM
2
3
SATA3
1
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PORT
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0 1
SATA3
1
Power LED
1
2
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20
CI-
CI+
PW- SPEAK+ SPEAK-
PW+
HD-
RES+
HD+
RES-
Hard Drive
Activity LED
Reset
Switch
Chassis
Intrusion Header
Power Switch
Speaker
F_USB30
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PLED-
PLED+
Power LED
PWR_LED-
PWR_LED+
NC NC
• PW (Power Switch):
Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may
congure the way to turn off your system using the power switch (refer
to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management," for more information).
• SPEAK (Speaker):
Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel. The system reports
system startup status by issuing a beep code. One single short beep will
be heard if no problem is detected at system startup.
• PLED/PWR_LED (Power LED):
Connects to the power status indicator on
the chassis front panel. The LED is on when
the system is operating. The LED is off
when the system is in S3/S4 sleep state or
powered off (S5).
System Status LED
S0 On
S3/S4/S5 Off
• HD (Hard Drive Activity LED):
Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the hard drive is reading
or writing data.
• RES (Reset Switch):
Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the
computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.
• CI (Chassis Intrusion Header):
Connects to the chassis intrusion switch/sensor on the chassis that can detect if the chassis cover has been
removed. This function requires a chassis with a chassis intrusion switch/sensor.
• NC: No connection.