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9) mSATA (Solid-State Drive Connector, Controlled by the Intel Z68 Chipset)
The mSATA connector conforms to SATA 3Gb/s standard and can connect to a single solid-state drive.
When the mSATA connector is installed with a solid-state drive, the SATA2_5 connector will become
unavailable.
F_USB30
F_AUDIO(H)
DB_PORT
F_PANEL(NH) F_PANEL
(H61M-D2)
TPM
w/housing
Voltage measurement module(X58A-OC)
PCIe power connector (SATA)(X58A-OC)
DIP
1 2 3
DIP
1 2 3
DIP
1 2 3
DIP
123
1
1
1
1
BIOS Switcher (X58A-OC)
PWM Switch (X58A-OC)
M_SATA
mSATA
ARAID0orRAID1congurationrequirestwoharddrives.
10) GSATA3_6/7 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Marvell 88SE9172 Chip)
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 Marvell 88SE9172 chip
supportsRAID0andRAID1.RefertoChapter5,"ConguringSATAHardDrive(s),"forinstructionson
conguringaRAIDarray.
Pin No. Denition
1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
GSATA3_6
GSATA3_7
1
1
7
7
Please connect the L-shaped end of
the SATA cable to your SATA hard
drive.