Chapter 4: Motherboard information
Chapter 4: Motherboard information
Chapter 4: Motherboard information
Chapter 4: Motherboard information
Chapter 4: Motherboard information
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Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
Connector
Connector
Connector
Connector
Connector
Setting
Setting
Setting
Setting
Setting
Use
Use
Use
Use
Use
SATA1
SATA1
SATA1
SATA1
SATA1
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master
Boot disk
Boot disk
Boot disk
Boot disk
Boot disk
SATA2
SATA2
SATA2
SATA2
SATA2
Slave
Slave
Slave
Slave
Slave
Data disk
Data disk
Data disk
Data disk
Data disk
3.
3.
3.
3.
3.
Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)
Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)
Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)
Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)
Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA
hard disk drives.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0 or
RAID 1 configuration with the Adaptec® HostRAID™ technology
supported by the Intel® 6300ESB South bridge chip.
®
NCL-DSR1
SATA2
SATA1
NCL-DSR1 SATA connectors
GND
RSA
T
A_TXP1
RSA
T
A_TXN1
GND
RSA
T
A_RXN1
RSA
T
A_RXP1
GND
GND
RSA
T
A_TXP2
RSA
T
A_TXN2
GND
RSA
T
A_RXN2
RSA
T
A_RXP2
GND
These connectors are set to Standard IDE
Standard IDE
Standard IDE
Standard IDE
Standard IDE mode by default. In
S
S
S
S
S tandard IDE
tandard IDE
tandard IDE
tandard IDE
tandard 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
Configure
Configure
Configure
Configure S
S
S
S
S ----- ATA
ATA
ATA
ATA
ATA as RAID
as RAID
as RAID
as RAID
as RAID item in
the BIOS to [Yes]. See page 5-17 for details.
Important notes on Serial ATA
Important notes on Serial ATA
Important notes on Serial ATA
Important notes on Serial ATA
Important notes on Serial ATA
•
You must install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP
Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial
ATA RAID feature (RAID 0/RAID 1) is available only if you are using
Windows® 2000/XP.
•
Use only two Serial ATA RAID connectors for each RAID 0 or RAID 1
set.
•
When using the connectors in S
S
S
S
Standard IDE
tandard IDE
tandard IDE
tandard IDE
tandard IDE mode, connect the
primary (boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector.
Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive
connections.