2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors
2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors
2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors
2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors
2.5 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!
•
Floppy Connector
(33-pin FLOPPY1)
(see p.2 No. 18)
Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the
connector.
Primary IDE Connector (Blue)
(39-pin IDE1, see p.2 No. 10)
connect the blue end
to the motherboard
Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE
device as "Master". Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor
for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please
connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and
CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black).
Serial ATA Connectors
(SATA1: see p.2 No. 8)
(SATA2: see p.2 No. 7)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Data Cable
(Optional)
1 4
1 4
1 4
1 4
1 4
ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA Motherboard
Secondary IDE Connector (Black)
(39-pin IDE2, see p.2 No. 11)
80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable
These two Serial ATA (SATA)
connectors support SATA data
cables for internal storage
SATA2
SATA1
devices. The current SATA
interface allows up to 1.5 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
Either end of the SATA data cable
can be connected to the SATA
hard disk or the SATA connector
on the motherboard.
the red-striped side to Pin1
connect the black end
to the IDE devices