Functional Description CP308
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P R E L I M I N A R Y
SATA Interface
The CP308 provides up to four SATA interfaces. Two of them are switched either to the high-
speed I/O extension connector J12 or to the rear I/O CompactPCI connector J2.
Table 2-19: SATA Port Features
SATA
PORT
CONNECTOR USAGE AVAILABLE WITH REMARK
SATA0 J8
on the CP308
baseboard
External SATA HDD
drives
e.g. 2.5” or 3.5” SATA
HDDs/SSDs
CP308 4HP and 8HP
front and rear I/O board
versions
Standard onboard SATA2
connector with locking mech-
anism
SATA1 J7
on the CP308
baseboard
External SATA HDD
drives
e.g. 2.5” or 3.5” SATA
HDDs/SSDs
CP308 4HP and 8HP
front and rear I/O board
versions
Standard onboard SATA2
connector with locking mech-
anism
SATA4 J2 Rear I/O SATA HDD/SSD
drive connected to a rear
I/O transition module
such as the CP-RIO3-04
CP308 4HP or 8HP rear
I/O board versions
Both SATA channels, SATA4
and SATA5, are switched
together either to J2 or J12;
they cannot be switched indi-
vidually
J12 Onboard SATA HDD/SSD
drive mounted on the
CP308-HDD or the
CP308-MEDIA module
CP308 8HP front and rear
I/O board versions
Both SATA channels, SATA4
and SATA5, are switched
together either to J2 or J12;
they cannot be switched indi-
vidually
SATA5 J2 Rear I/O SATA HDD/SSD
drive connected to a rear
I/O transition module
such as the CP-RIO3-04
CP308 4HP or 8HP rear
I/O board versions
Both SATA channels, SATA4
and SATA5, are switched
together either to J2 or J12;
they cannot be switched indi-
vidually
J12 CompactFlash card
socket on the CP308-
HDD or the CP308-
MEDIA module via the
SATA-to-PATA bridge
CP308 8HP front and rear
I/O board versions
Both SATA channels, SATA4
and SATA5, are switched
together either to J2 or J12;
they cannot be switched indi-
vidually