Beep-Codes Definition For ASUS Motherboard
Answer : The manual exists on Asus' support site and it contains the beep codes on page 2-16 ("Chapter 2: Getting Started"):
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Add SATA Port To Motherboard?
Answer : You can download the free hwinfo32 app and run it. Look under motherboard, and the SATA ports that are live and supported will be listed. If there is a label next to the solder ports (like "SATA 1, SATA 2, etc.), then you can see if that port is active. If it is, you are good to go (as long as you are as good at soldering as you think you are). I disagree with the naysayers above. While SATA connectors themselves are extremely cheap, many laptop manufacturers contract out the assembly of their motherboards, and they are charged by the component or by the solder joint. In those terms the cost of the connector is less trivial, and it makes a bit more sense to not include it. Motherboard layout is expensive enough that computer companies will use the same layout for multiple versions of a board, just without adding all the components to all of them, so those motherboard traces almost certainly lead to the SATA chip. There's no reason in principle this wouldn...
Can I Connect A SATA Disk On A SAS Connector On The Motherboard?
Answer : Can I connect SATA drives to SAS connectors? Yes , well known question / answer Does the 6 Gb/s transfer rate means that I'll get an equivalent of SATA 3 (which is important if I use SATA 3 SSDs)? Yes . They will negotiate the speed, slower device wins (12G sas ctrl will lower speed to sata 2 drive if needed) or drive will lower speed to older SAS controller. MSM software (or BIOS) can show you negotiated speeds. Are there drawbacks using SAS connectors instead of SATA 3 ones for SATA 2 and SATA 3 drives? In other words, if the motherboard has both SATA 3 and SAS connectors, what is the reason, if any, to use SATA 3 connectors for SATA drives? Use SAS . Usually SATA connector are part of Intel southbridge. Tests I've done show throughput drops proportionally to number of SATA drives connected to southbridge and results were horrific for 6 drives used simultaneously on Intel southbridge. SAS controller on your motherboard is probably LSI using...