Link to your motherboard manual here (PDF link). There are no distinction in utility for all 4 ports, black SATA ports are ports 1 & 2, and red SATA ports are ports 3 & 4. You only have 4 SATA ports on your M2A-VM. If you were to tell us your motherboard model, we could probably ID them for you.ĮDIT : Found the port layout schematics for your M2A-VM. Front panel connector - Connection for USB, and audio ports on the front or top of the case. SATA ports - Modern internal hard drive ports. M.2 connection - Solid-state drive connection. PCIe slots (x16, x2, x1) - Expansion card slots, including the graphics card. Some manufacturers might even color ports just to help user ID what ports to use for an eSATA bracket. DIMM/RAM Memory slots - Connectors for system memory or RAM. The color that has even number of ports (usually 2) are RAID-capable (if your motherboard supports it, and I've seen yellow and red), and the secondary SATA controller ports are usually red in color. Usually, the color that has the most ports are the Primary SATA controller ports (usually black). You will have to refer to the manual that came with your motherboard for clearer identification.Ĭommonly, SATA ports on a motherboard that has different colors can be categorized as such:
It really depends on your motherboard - there is no standardization as to what colors mean for SATA ports on different motherboards.
