2.11 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 ATAII Connectors
(SATAII_0_1: see p.2, No. 20)
(SATAII_2_3: see p.2, No. 21)
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_A0: see p.2, No. 13)
(SATA3_0_1: see p.2, No. 19)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Data Cable
(Optional)
USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB_6_7)
(see p.2 No. 16)
(9-pin USB_8_9)
(see p.2 No. 15)
ASRock X79 Extreme4-M Motherboard
These four Serial ATAII
(SATAII) connectors support
SATA data cables for internal
storage devices. The current
SATAII interface allows up to
3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
These three 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.
Either end of the SATA data
cable can be connected to the
SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard
disk or the SATAII / SATA3
connector on this motherboard.
Besides six default USB 2.0
ports on the I/O panel, there
are two USB 2.0 headers on
this motherboard. Each USB 2.0
header can support two USB
2.0 ports.
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