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ASROCK SATA3 CARD User manual

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I. IntroductionI. Introduction
I. IntroductionI. Introduction
I. Introduction
ASRock SATA3 Card is composed of three SATAIII connectors which allow up to
6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. The red eSATAIII connector (eSATAIII_1) supports
external storage devices, and the yellow SATAIII connectors (SATAIII_1_2)
support internal storage devices. With ASRock SATA3 Card, you can enjoy the
convenience of higher speed data transfer rate on ASRock motherboard.
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II. InstallationII. Installation
II. InstallationII. Installation
II. Installation
Before you install ASRock SATA3 Card on your motherboard, please refer to
below steps carefully.
Step 1. Insert ASRock SATA3 Card into PCIE slot on your motherboard.
eSATAIII connector
(eSATAIII_1, red)
SATAIII connectors
(SATAIII_1_2, yellow)
1: top
2: bottom
LED header
(LED_HEADER, black)
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Step 3. Connect the chassis HDD LED lead to ASRock SATA3 Card LED header
(HDLED-_CHA and HDLED+_CHA).
For the bundled motherboard LED lead, the blue lead is “+” electrode, and the black
lead is “-” electrode. Make sure you connect the correct lead to ASRock SATA3 Card
and system panel header.
Step 4. Connect the bundled motherboard LED lead to ASRock SATA3 Card LED
header (LED-_MB and LED+_MB) and the system panel header (HDLED-
and HDLED+) on your motherboard.
Before connecting, please consult the chassis manual for the electrode of the HDD
LED lead. Make sure you connect the HDD LED lead to the corresponding electrode
pin of LED header.
1. If you use single SATAIII HDD, it is recommended to connect it to SATAIII_1 (top)
connector.
2. The red eSATAIII connector (eSATAIII_1) and SATAIII_2 (bottom) connector cannot
work simultaneously. You can only use either one of them.
Step 2. If you want to use external storage function, please connect the eSATA
cable to the red eSATAIII connector (eSATAIII_1) and the external storage
device. If you want to use internal storage function, please connect the
SATA data cables to the yellow SATAIII connectors (SATAIII_1_2) and the
HDDs.
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