Asus Pundit-R - Manual (Page 68)

68 Chapter 4: Motherboard info
6. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1)
This next generation connector supports the thin Serial ATA cable for
a Serial ATA hard disk drive. The current Serial ATA interface allows
up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel
ATA with 133 MB/s (UltraATA133).
Important notes on Serial ATA
7. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1)
This connector supports the rear panel serial port.
P4R8L
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P4R8L SATA Connector
SATA1
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXP1
RSATA_RXN1
GND
P4R8L
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P4R8L Serial COM1 Bracket
COM1
• The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible allowing easier
routing inside the chassis. The lower pin count of the Serial ATA
cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide, flat ribbon cables
of the Parallel ATA interface.
• Hot plug support for Serial ATA drive and connections are not
available in this motherboard.
• Install Windows ® XP™ Service Pack 1 when using Serial ATA.