2.5 Installing Serial SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 Hard Disks
STEP 1: Connect the SATA power cable to the hard disk.
STEP 2: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the hard disk.
STEP 3: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the mother-
board's SAS2 / SATA2 / SATA3 connectors.
Serial ATA2 Connectors
(SATA2_2_3:
see p.2, No. 14)
(SATA2_4_5:
see p.2, No. 15)
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_0_1:
see p.2, No. 13)
These two Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connector supports SATA data cables for
internal storage devices. The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/
s data transfer rate. If the eSATA3 port on the rear I/O has been connect-
ed, the internal SATA3_1 will not function.
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ASRock Z77 Extreme11 Motherboard
These four Serial ATA2
(SATA2) connectors sup-
port SATA data cables for
internal storage devices.
The current SATA2 interface
allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data
transfer rate.