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MS-7043 ATX Mainboard
Serial ATA RAID 0, 1 Connectors: SATA1, SATA2
The southbridge VIA
®
VT8237 provides a hybrid solution that combines two
independent SATA ports for support of up to two Serial ATA (Serial ATA RAID) drives
and supports RAID levels 0 and 1 for easy management of the storage subsystems.
Both connectors support 1
st
generation serial ATA data rate of 150 MB/s and are fully
compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications.
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 GND 2 TXP
3 TXN 4 GND
5 RXN 6 RXP
7 GND
SATA1/2 Pin Definition
MSI Reminds You...
Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise,
data loss may occur during transmission.
Connect to SATA1 or SATA2
Take out the dust cover and connect
to the hard disk devices
Optional Serial ATA cable
SATA2
SATA1
7
1
7
1