2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place
jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps
over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the
motherboard!
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_1: see p.2, No. 13)
(SATA3_2: see p.2, No. 12)
(SATA3_3: see p.2, No. 14)
(SATA3_4: see p.2, No. 15)
(SATA3_5: see p.2, No. 19)
(SATA3_6: see p.2, No. 16)
(SATA3_7: see p.2, No. 17)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Data Cable
(Optional)
USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB3_4)
(see p.2 No. 30)
(9-pin USB5_6)
(see p.2 No. 29)
(9-pin USB7_8)
(see p.2 No. 28)
ASRock FM2A85X Extreme4 Motherboard
These seven Serial ATA3
(SATA3) connectors support
SATA data cables for internal
storage devices. The current
SATA3 interface allows up to
6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
SATA3_5
Either end of the SATA data
cable can be connected to the
SATA3 hard disk or the SATA3
connector on this motherboard.
Besides two default USB 2.0
USB_PWR
P-4
P+4
ports on the I/O panel, there
GND
DUMMY
are three USB 2.0 headers on
1
this motherboard. Each USB 2.0
GND
P+3
header can support two USB
P-3
USB_PWR
2.0 ports.
USB_PWR
P-6
P+6
GND
DUMMY
1
GND
P+5
P-5
USB_PWR
USB_PWR
P-8
P+8
GND
DUMMY
1
GND
P+7
P-7
USB_PWR
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