Asus A8V Deluxe - Manual (Page 46)

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4. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)
These connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for primary
internal storage devices. The current Serial ATA interface allows up to
150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with
133 MB/s (UltraDMA133).
You can configure a RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD set using these
connectors.
Important notes on Serial ATA solution:
• The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible, allowing easier
routing inside the chassis. The lower pin count of the Serial ATA
cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide, flat ribbon cables
of the Parallel ATA interface.
• Hot plug support for Serial ATA drive and connections is not
available on this motherboard.
• Install Windows ® XP Service Pack 1 when using Serial ATA drives.
• Refer to section “5.6.3 VIA RAID configurations” for details on
SATA RAID configuration.
A8V
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A8V Deluxe SATA Connectors
SATA2
GND
RSA
T
A_TXP2
RSA
T A_TXN2
GND
RSA
T A_RXP2
RSA
T A_RXN2
GND
SATA1
GND
RSA
T A_TXP1
RSA
T
A_TXN1
GND
RSA
T A_RXP1
RSA
T
A_RXN1
GND