2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors
2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors
2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors
2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors
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. 28)
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. 9)
connect the blue end
to the motherboard
Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.
Serial ATAII Connectors
(SATAII_1: see p.2, No. 11)
(SATAII_2: see p.2, No. 10)
(SATAII_3: see p.2, No. 12)
(SATAII_4: see p.2, No. 13)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Data Cable
(Optional)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Power Cable
(Optional)
connect to the SATA
HDD power connector
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable
connect to the
power supply
ASRock P55M Pro Motherboard
the red-striped side to Pin1
connect the black end
to the IDE devices
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.
Either end of the SATA data cable
can be connected to the SATA /
SATAII hard disk or the SATAII
connector on this motherboard.
Please connect the black end of
SATA power cable to the power
connector on each drive. Then
connect the white end of SATA
power cable to the power
connector of the power supply.