Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4 - Page 26

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9) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by P55 Chipset)
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 P55 Chipset supports RAID 0,
RAID1,RAID5,andRAID10.RefertoChapter5,"ConguringSATAHardDrive(s),"forinstructionson
conguringaRAIDarray.
1
1
7
7
PinNo. Denition
1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
G.QBOFM
G.QBOFM
G.QBOFM
SATA2_0SATA2_2SATA2_4
SATA2_1SATA2_3SATA2_5
10) GSATA3_6/7 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Marvell 9128)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA
1.5Gb/s standards. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The Marvell 9128 supports
RAID0andRAID1.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5 congurationrequiresatleastthreeharddrives.(Thetotal numberofharddrives
does not have to 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.
1
1
G.QBOFM
GSATA3_6
GSATA3_7
7
7
Please connect the L-shaped end of
the SATA cable to your SATA hard
drive.