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Chapter 1: Product introduction
Intel
®
H270 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin
SATA6G_1~6)
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk
drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables.
GND
RSATA_TXP
RSATA_TXN
GND
RSATA_RXN
RSATA_RXP
GND
SATA6G
USB 3.0 connectors (20-1 pin USB3_12, USB3_34)
Connect a USB 3.0 module to any of these connectors
for additional USB 3.0 front or rear panel ports. These
connectors comply with USB 3.0 specifications and
provides faster data transfer speeds of up to 5 Gbps, faster
charging time for USB-chargeable devices, optimized power
efficiency, and backward compatibility with USB 2.0
USB3_12
USB3+5V
IntA_P1_SSRX-
IntA_
GND
IntA_P1_SSTX-
IntA_
GND
IntA_P1_D-
In
GND
PIN 1
USB3+5V
IntA_P2_SSRX-
IntA_
GND
IntA_P2_SSTX-
IntA_
GND
IntA_P2_D-
In
USB3_34
USB3+5V IntA_P1_SSRX- IntA_ GND IntA_P1_SSTX- IntA_ GND IntA_P1_D- In GND
PIN 1
USB3+5V
IntA_P2_SSRX- IntA_
GND
IntA_P2_SSTX- IntA_
GND
IntA_P2_D- In
M.2 socket 3
These sockets allow you to install
M.2 (NGFF) SSD modules.
M.2(SOCKET3)
•
This socket supports M Key and 2242/2260/2280 storage devices.
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The M.2_1 socket supports data transfer speed up to 32Gb/s.
•
The M.2_2 socket supports data transfer speed up to 16Gb/s.
•
Only M.2_1 can support Intel
®
Optane Memory. Intel
®
Optane Technology
is only supported when using 7th Generation Intel
®
processors. Before
using Intel
®
Optane memory modules, ensure that you have updated your
motherboard drivers and BIOS to the latest version from ASUS support
website.
•
When a device in SATA mode is installed on the M.2_1 socket, SATA_1
port cannot be used.
•
When a device in SATA mode is installed on the M.2_2 socket, SATA_6
port cannot be used.
