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9) 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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10) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by ICH10R)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s stan-
dard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The ICH10R controller 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.
PinNo. Denition
1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
1
1
7
7
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
DEBUG
PORT
G.QBOFM
SATA2_0SATA2_2SATA2_4
SATA2_1SATA2_3SATA2_5
Please connect the L-shaped end of
the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA
hard drive.
• 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.