2.8 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!
FDD connector
(33-pin FLOPPY1)
(see p.2 No. 25)
Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the
connector.
Serial ATAII Connectors
(SATA2_2: see p.2, No. 13)
(SATA2_3: see p.2, No. 12)
(SATA2_4: see p.2, No. 14)
(SATA2_5: see p.2, No. 15)
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_0: see p.2, No. 7)
(SATA3_1: see p.2, No. 8)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Data Cable
(Optional)
22
SATA2_3
SATA2_2
SATA2_5
SATA2_4
SATA3_0
SATA3_1
ASRock Z68M/USB3 Motherboard
the red-striped side to Pin1
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 two 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.