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Hardware Setup
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 GND 2 TXP
3 TXN 4 GND
5 RXN 6 RXP
7 GND
Pin Definition
Connect to SATA1/2/3/4
Take out the dust cover and
connect to the hard disk
devices
Serial ATA cable
Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1~SATA4
The ATI SB450 SouthBridge supports four serial ATA connectors SATA1~SATA4.
SATA1~SATA4 are high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports 1
st
genera-
tion serial ATA data rates of 150MB/s and is fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0
specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device.
7
1
SATA1
SATA2
SATA3
SATA4
MSI Reminds You...
Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise,
data loss may occur during transmission.
7
1
7
1
7
1