ECS Elitegroup H77H2-M [22/80] H77h2 m user manual

Chapter 2

H77H2-M USER MANUAL

SATA3~6 connectors are used to support the Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s device, SATA1/2 con-

nectors support the Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s device, simpler disk drive cabling and easier

PC assembly. It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface. But main-

tains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA.

3. SATA1~6: Serial ATA connectors

Unlike F_USB2~3 in this mainboard, F_USB1 supports EZ Charger technology, pro-

vides 3 times current than general USB port in off mode for USB devices. It is useful

and excellent, especially for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices that need a

large amount of current for faster recharging within less time.

The motherboard has three USB 2.0 headers supporting six USB 2.0 ports. Addition-

ally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this

kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the

motherboard.

4. F_USB1~3: Front Panel USB 2.0 headers (F_USB1 supports EZ Charger)

Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indi-

cated above. A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang-

up.