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!
Serial ATAII Connectors
(SATA2_2: see p.2, No. 11)
(SATA2_3: see p.2, No. 12)
(SATA2_4: see p.2, No. 13)
(SATA2_5: see p.2, No. 14)
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_0: see p.2, No. 10)
(SATA3_1: see p.2, No. 17)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Data Cable
(Optional)
USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB6_7)
(see p.2 No. 22)
(9-pin USB8_9)
(see p.2 No. 21)
Infrared Module Header
(5-pin IR1)
(see p.2 No. 24)
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These four Serial ATAII
SATA2_2
(SATAII) connectors support
SATA2_3
SATA data cables for internal
storage devices. The current
SATA2_4
SATAII interface allows up to
SATA2_5
3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
These two Serial ATA3 (SATA3)
SATA3_0
connectors support SATA data
cables for internal storage
devices. The current SATA3
SATA3_1
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 four 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.
USB_PWR
P-9
P+9
GND
DUMMY
1
GND
P+8
P-8
USB_PWR
This header supports an
IRTX
+5VSB
optional wireless transmitting
DUMMY
and receiving infrared module.
1
GND
IRRX
ASRock Z68 Pro3 Motherboard