2.ASMedia® Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_E12)

These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 Gb/s signal cables.

• ASMedia storage controller can only support AHCI mode.

•These SATA ports are for data drives only.

3.M.2 socket 3

This socket allows you to install an M.2 (NGFF) SSD module.

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•This socket supports M Key and type 2260/2280 storage devices.

•The M.2 Socket 3 shares bandwidth with SATAEXPRESS. Refer to section 3.6.3 PCH Storage Configuration of this user guide for more details.

•When using Intel® Desktop Responsiveness technologies with PCIe M.2 device, ensure to set up the Windows® UEFI operating system under RAID mode.

The M.2 (NGFF) SSD module is purchased separately.

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