Asus Motherboard P5GC-MX User Manual

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3. Serial ATA connectors
(7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)
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-MX
R
P5GC-MX SATA Connectors
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXN1
RSATA_RXP1
GND
SATA1
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXN2
RSATA_RXP2
GND
SATA2
GND
RSATA_TXP3
RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXN3
RSATA_RXP3
GND
SATA3
GND
RSATA_TXP4
RSATA_TXN4
GND
RSATA_RXN4
RSATA_RXP4
GND
SATA4

Asus Motherboard P5GC-MX Specifications

General

Form Factor	Micro ATX
Chipset	Intel 945GC
CPU Socket	LGA 775
Memory Slots	2 x DIMM
Maximum Memory	2 GB
Memory Type	DDR2
Integrated Graphics	Intel GMA 950
Video Outputs	1 x VGA
Expansion Slots	1 x PCIe x16, 2 x PCI
Audio	Realtek ALC883 6-Channel High Definition Audio
USB Ports	8 x USB 2.0
Storage Interface	4 x SATA 3 Gb/s, 1 x UltraDMA 100/66