Asus P7P55 LX/JOOYON/SI - Manual (Page 40)

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8. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk
and optical disk drives. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is backward compatible with Serial ATA
1.5Gb/s specification. The data transfer rate of the Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster than the
standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA133).
• These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default. In Standard IDE mode, you
can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk drives to these connectors. If you intend to
create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the Configure SATA as item
in the BIOS to [RAID].
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to the RAID Supplementary Guide included in the
folder named Manual in the support DVD.
• You must install Windows ® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before using Serial ATA
hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10) is available only if
you are using Windows ® XP SP2 or later version.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Configure SATA as item in the BIOS to [AHCI].
See section 2.3.4 Storage Configuration for details.
9. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1)
This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this
connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.
The COM module is purchased separately.
P7P55 LX
P7P55 LX SATA connectors
SATA5
GN
D
RSATA_RXN
5
RSATA_RXP
5
GN
D
RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GN
D
SATA4
GN
D
RSATA_RXN
4
RSATA_RXP
4
GN
D
RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GN
D
SATA6
GN
D
RSATA_RXN
6
RSATA_RXP
6
GN
D
RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GN
D
SATA2
GN
D
RSATA_RXN
2
RSATA_RXP
2
GN
D
RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GN
D
SATA1
GN
D
RSATA_RXN
1
RSATA_RXP
1
GN
D
RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GN
D
SATA3
GN
D
RSATA_RXN
3
RSATA_RXP
3
GN
D
RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GN
D
P7P55 LX
P7P55 LX Serial port (COM1) connector
PIN 1
COM1