Asus P8H61-M2/TPM/SI R2.0 - Manual (Page 35)

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6. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1-4)
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical drives via
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables.
7. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports
either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel
audio I/O module cable to this connector.
• We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this
connector to avail of the motherboard’s high-definition audio capability.
• If you want to connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, set
the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS setup to [HD]. If you want to connect an AC'97
front panel audio module to this connector, set the item to [AC97]. By default, this
connector is set to [HD]. See section 2.5.7 Onboard Devices Configuration for details.
SATA3G_1 SATA3G_3
SATA3G_2 SATA3G_4
P8H61-M2/TPM/SI R2.0
P8H61-M2/TPM/SI R2.0 Intel ® SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
GND
RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3
GND
GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND
GND
RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1
GND
GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND
P8H61-M2/TPM/SI R2.0
P8H61-M2/TPM/SI R2.0 Front panel audio connector
AAFP
AGND NC SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR
PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R
SENSE_SEND
PORT2 L
HD-audio-compliant
pin definition
PIN 1
AGND NC NC NC
MIC2
MICPWR
Line out_R
NC
Line out_L
Legacy AC’97
compliant definition
• You must install Windows ® XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using Serial ATA
hard disk drives.
• Due to H61 Chipset limitation, AHCI Mode only works on Windows ® Vista / Windows ® 7.
Please use IDE Mode on Windows ® XP.
• [IDE] is the default SATA type. Under Windows ® XP, there is no need to change the
SATA type.
• To configure the SATA type in BIOS, click Advanced Mode > Advanced tab > SATA
Configuration > SATA Mode Selection.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ on Windows ® Vista / Windows ® 7, set the SATA Mode
Selection item in the BIOS to [AHCI]. See section 2.5.4 SATA Configuration for details.