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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
Chapter 2
I/O Connectors
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors
• 4 Serial ATA 3.0 ports with data transfer rate up to 6Gb/s
• Integrated Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) controller
• Supports
Intel
®
Smart Response Technology
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 (KD300-Q170)
The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices. Connect one end of the Se-
rial ATA data cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.
BIOS Setting
Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Advanced menu (“SATA Configuration” submenu) of the
BIOS. Refer to the chapter 3 for more information.
Features
LAN 1
SATA 0
SATA 1
SATA 3.0 6Gb/s
7
RXN
GND
TXP TXN
GND
1
RXP
GND
The 8-bit Digital I/O connector provides powering-on function to external devices that are
connected to these connectors. The pin functions of the 8-bit digital I/O connector are listed
below.
Digital I/O Connector
Digital I/O Connector
Pin
Pin Assignment
Pin
Pin Assignment
1
GND
2
+12V
3
DIO7
4
+12V
5
DIO6
6
GND
7
DIO5
8
+5V
9
DIO4
10
+5V
11
DIO3
12
GND
13
DIO2
14
+5VDU
15
DIO1
16
+5VDU
17
DIO0
18
GND
19
GND
19
1
2
Digital I/O
LAN 1
SATA 2
SATA 3