Serial ata hard disk drive connection, Asus p5gc-vm pro 1-29, P5gc-vm pro sata connectors – Asus P5GC-VM Pro User Manual
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ASUS P5GC-VM PRO
1-29
3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black],
SATA4 [black])
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives.
When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot)
hard disk drive to the SATA1/2 connector. Refer to the table below for the
recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
Connector
Color
Setting
Use
SATA1/2
Red
Master
Boot disk
SATA3/4
Black
Slave
Data Disk
P5GC-VM PRO
R
P5GC-VM PRO SATA Connectors
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P1
RS
AT
A_
TX
N1
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P1
RS
AT
A_
RX
N1
G
ND
SA
TA
1
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P2
RS
AT
A_
TX
N2
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P2
RS
AT
A_
RX
N2
G
ND
SA
TA
2
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P3
RS
AT
A_
TX
N3
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P3
RS
AT
A_
RX
N3
G
ND
SA
TA
3
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P4
RS
AT
A_
TX
N4
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P4
RS
AT
A_
RX
N4
G
ND
SA
TA
4