Chapter 2: Installation
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2-9 SATA and Floppy Drive Connections
Note the following conditions when connecting the Serial ATA and oppy disk drive
cables:
• Be sure to use the correct cable for each connector. Refer to Page 1-1 for cables
that came with your shipment.
• A red mark on a wire indicates the location of pin 1.
A
SATA Connections
Six Serial ATA (SATA) connectors (I-SATA
0~5) are located on the X8SIL-F motherboard
(4 SATA ports for the X8SIL). These Serial
Link connections provide faster data transmis-
sion than legacy Parallel ATA. See the table
on the right for pin denitions.
SATA/SAS 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 0
B. I-SATA 1
C. I-SATA 2
D. I-SATA 3
E. I-SATA 4
F. I-SATA 5
C