ECS H67H2-M3 (V1.0) Specifications download pdf (Page 25)

Installing the Motherboard

Installing a SATA Hard Drive

This section describes how to install a SATA Hard Drive.

SATA cable (optional)

SATA power cable (optional)

About SATA Connectors

Your motherboard features six SATA connectors supporting a total of six drives.

SATA refers to Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard inter-

face for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs. These connectors

are well designed and will only fit in one orientation. Locate the SATA connectors on

the motherboard and follow the illustration below to install the SATA hard drives.

Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives

To install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives, use the SATA cable that supports the

Serial ATA protocol. This SATA cable comes with a SATA power cable. You can

connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the

motherboard.

Refer to the illustration below for proper installation:

This motherboard supports the “Hot-Plug” function.

1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard.

2 Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive.

3 Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the

other end to the power supply.

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