Chapter 2: Installation
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2-9 SATA Connections
SATA Connections (I-SATA0~I-SATA5)
Four Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 connectors (I-SATA 0/1, M-SATA 0/1) are located on the
motherboard. In addition, four SATA 2.0 (I-SATA 2~5) connectors are also located
on the board. The SATA 2 ports are supported by the Intel P67 PCH chip; while
SATA 3.0 ports are supported by Intel PCH and Marvel SATA Controllers. These
Serial Link connections provide faster data transmission than legacy Parallel ATA.
See the table on the right for pin denitions.
SATA 2.0/3.0 Connectors
PinDenitions
Pin# Signal
1 Ground
2 SATA_TXP
3 SATA_TXN
4 Ground
5 SATA_RXN
6 SATA_RXP
7 Ground
B
A. I-SATA 3.0 #0
B. I-SATA 3.0 #1
C. I-SATA 2.0 #2
D. I-SATA 2.0 #3
E. I-SATA 2.0 #4
F. I-SATA 2.0 #5
E
D
C7Q67 SATA Connector Types
Port# Connection Type
I-SATA 0/1, SATA 3.0
I-SATA 2/3/4/5 SATA 2.0
C