2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information16. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports areavailable for connecting USB 2.0 devices.17. Optical S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output devicevia an optical S/PDIF cable.18. USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports areavailable for connecting USB 2.0 devices.• DO NOT insert different connectors to the external SATA ports.• DO NOT unplug the external Serial ATA box when a RAID 0 or RAID 1 isconfigured.• Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks, make sure that youhave connected the Serial ATA signal cable and installed Serial ATA harddisk drives; otherwise, you cannot enter the JMicron RAID utility and SATABIOS setup during POST.• If you intend to create a RAID configuration using this connector, set theJ-Micron eSATA/PATA Controller Mode in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section4.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration for details.• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the J-Micron eSATA/PATA ControllerMode in the BIOS to [AHCI]. See section 4.5.3 Onboard DeviceConfiguration for details.• Before creating a RAID set, refer to 5.4.4 JMicron® RAID Configuration orthe manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
