Asus Motherboard A8V-XE - Manual (Page 36)

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A8V-XE SATA Connectors
SATA2
GN
D
RS
AT
A_
TX
P2
RS
AT
A_
TX
N2
GN
D
RS
AT
A_
RX
P2
RS
AT
A_
RX
N2
GN
D
SATA4
GN
D
RS
AT
A_
TX
P4
RS
AT
A_
TX
N4
GN
D
RS
AT
A_
RX
P4
RS
AT
A_
RX
N4
GN
D
SATA1
GN
D
RS
AT
A_
TX
P1
RS
AT
A_
TX
N1
GN
D
RS
AT
A_
RX
P1
RS
AT
A_
RX
N1
GN
D
SATA3
GN
D
RS
AT
A_
TX
P3
RS
AT
A_
TX
N3
GN
D
RS
AT
A_
RX
P3
RS
AT
A_
RX
N3
GN
D
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3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3,
SATA4)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA
hard disk devices. The current Serial ATA I interface allows up to 150
MB/s data transfer rate while Serial ATA II allows up to 300 MB/s data
transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s
(DMA/133).
Install the Windows ® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows ® XP Service
Pack1 before using Serial ATA.
For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0, RAID1, RAID0+1,
RAID5, and JBOD, refer to the RAID manual in the support CD.