Gigabyte GA-VM900M - IDE and SATA Drive Connectors

GA-VM900M Motherboard - 20 -
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6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector)
An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to one
IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive).
If you wish to connect two IDE devices, please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the
other as Slave (for information on settings, please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device).
Before attaching the IDE cable, please take note of the foolproof groove in the IDE connector.
40
2
39
1
IDE1
IDE2
7) SATAII0/SATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by VT8237S)
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 VT8237S controller supports
RAID 0 and RAID 1. Refer to Chapter 4, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on
configuring a RAID array.
Pin No. Definition
1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
7
1
7
1
SATAII1
SATAII0
A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires two hard drives.