6) ide (ide connector) – Intel GA-EQ45M-S2 User Manual

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6) IDE (IDE Connector)

The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before
attaching the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. If you wish to connect two IDE
devices, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices (for
example, master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for the IDE
devices, read the instructions from the device manufacturers.)

7) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by ICH10DO, Orange)

The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s
standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The ICH10DO controller supports
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for
instructions on configuring a RAID array.

Pin No.

Definition

1

GND

2

TXP

3

TXN

4

GND

5

RXN

6

RXP

7

GND

Please connect the L-shaped end
of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your
SATA hard drive.

A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives. If more than two hard
drives are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number.

A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives. (The total number of hard
drives does not have to be an even number.)

A RAID 10 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard
drives must be an even number.

2

40

1

39

1

SATA2_0

SATA2_1

7

1

SATA2_2

SATA2_3

7

1

SATA2_4

SATA2_5

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