4.3
Internal connectors
1.
Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1–4 [red], SATA5–6 [black])
These connectors, controlled by southbridge ICH10R, are for the Serial ATA
signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives.
2.
SAS connectors (7-pin SAS1–4 [red]; 7-pin SAS5–8 [blue])
This motherboard comes with eight (8) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
connectors, the next-generation technology that supports both Serial
Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA). Each connector supports one
device.
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These connectors function only when you install a PIKE RAID card.
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Connect the SAS hard disk drives to SAS connectors 1–4 (red) when
installing a 4-port PIKE RAID card.
ASUS RS520-E6/ERS8
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