Connecting serial ata cables – XFX 650I User Manual

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Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard


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Connecting Serial ATA Cables

The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the
motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for
primary storage devices. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to
300MB/s data transfer rate.

There are four serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support RAID
0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1 and JBOD configurations.

1. Connect the locking cable end to the

motherboard connector.

2. Connect the end without the lock to the drive.

SATA 4 SATA 3
SATA 2 SATA 1

GND GND GND

TX+ RX+

TX- TX-

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