2-17Hardware SetupSerial ATA Connectors controlled by VT8237: SATA1 & SATA2 (forKM4AM only)The Southbridge of the KM4AM mainboard is VIA VT8237 which supports two serialconnectors SATA1& SATA2.SATA1 & SATA2 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports 1stgeneration serial ATA data rates of 150 MB/s. Both connectors are fully compliantwith Serial ATA 1.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 harddisk device.7 1SATA2SATA1MSI Reminds You...Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle, which willcause the loss of data during the transmission.SATA1 & SATA2 Pin DefinitionPinSignalPinSignal1 GND 2 TXP3 TXN 4 ND5RXN 6RXP7GNDOptional Serial ATA cableConnect to SATA1 or SATA2Take out the dust cover andconnect to the hard diskdevices
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