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6) IDE (IDE Connector)
The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attach-
ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. If you wish to connect two IDE devices,
remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices (for example,
masterorslave).(Forinformationaboutconguringmaster/slavesettingsfortheIDEdevices,readthe
instructions from the device manufacturers.)
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7) SATA2_0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard.
Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The AMD SB710 controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID10,andJBOD.RefertoChapter5,"ConguringSATAHardDrive(s),"forinstructionsoncongur-
ing a RAID array.
PinNo. Denition
1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
• 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atleastfourharddrivesandthetotalnumberofharddrives
must be an even number.
SATA2_0
SATA2_1
1
1
1
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7
7
SATA2_2
SATA2_3
Please connect the L-shaped end of
the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA
hard drive.