Asrock 4core1333-viiv User Manual

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2.13 eSATTTTTAII Inter
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AII Interface Introduction
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What is eSATAII?
This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification.
eSATAII allows you to enjoy the SATAII function provided by the I/O of your
computer, offering the high speed data transfer rate up to 3.0Gb/s, and the
convenient mobility like USB. eSATAII is equipped with Hot Plug capability that
enables you to exchange drives easily. For example, with eSATAII interface, you
may simply plug your eSATAII hard disk to the eSATAII ports instead of opening
your chassis to exchange your SATAII hard disk. Currently, on the market, the
data transfer rate of USB 2.0 is up to 480Mb/s, and for IEEE 1394 is up to 400Mb/
s. However, eSATAII provides the data transfer rate up to 3000Mb/s, which is
much higher than USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394, and still keeps the convenience of Hot
Plug feature. Therefore, on the basis of the advantageous transfer speed and the
facilitating mobile capability, in the near future, eSATAII will replace USB 2.0 and
IEEE 1394 to be a trend for external interface.
eSATAII connector
(eSATAII)
NOTE:
1. If you set “Configure SATAII as” option in BIOS setup to AHCI or RAID mode, Hot
    Plug function is supported with eSATAII devices. Therefore, you can insert or
    remove your eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports while the system is power-on and
    in working condition.
2. If you set “Configure SATAII as” option in BIOS setup to IDE mode, Hot Plug function
    is not supported with eSATAII devices. If you still want to use eSATAII function in IDE
    mode, please insert or remove your eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports only when
    the system is power-off.
3. Please refer to page 46 to 51 for detailed information of RAID mode, IDE mode, and
    AHCI mode.
How to install eSATAII?
SATAII connector
SATAII_6 (Port5)