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When installing different types of M.2 SSDs (including SATA SSDs, PCIe x4 SSDs, and PCIe x2 SSDs), be
sure to refer to the supported configurations in the tables below according to the operating mode of your
SATA controller (AHCI mode or RAID mode).
• AHCI mode:
M2D_32G M.2 connector
SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_4 SATA3_5
SATA Express SATA Express SATA Express
SATA SSD
a a a r a a
a r a
PCIe x4 SSD
r r r r a a
a
(Note)
r
a
PCIe x2 SSD
a a r r a a
a r a
a
: Supported,
r
: Not supported.
Connector
Type of SSD
•
RAID mode:
M2D_32G M.2 connector
SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_4 SATA3_5
SATA Express SATA Express SATA Express
SATA SSD
a a a r a a
a r a
PCIe x4 SSD
r r r r a r
a
(Note)
r r
PCIe x2 SSD
a a r r a r
a
r r
No SSDs
Installed
a a a a a a
a a a
a
: Supported,
r
: Not supported.
Connector
Type of SSD
M2H_32G M.2 connector
SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_4 SATA3_5
SATA Express SATA Express SATA Express
SATA SSD
r a a a a a
a a a
PCIe x4 SSD
a a a a a a
a a a
PCIe x2 SSD
a a a a a a
a a a
a
: Supported,
r
: Not supported.
Connector
Type of SSD
M2H_32G M.2 connector
SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_4 SATA3_5
SATA Express SATA Express SATA Express
SATA SSD
r a a a a a
a a a
PCIe x4 SSD
a a a a a r
a a r
PCIe x2 SSD
a a a a a r
a a r
No SSDs
Installed
a a a a a a
a a a
a
: Supported,
r
: Not supported.
Connector
Type of SSD
(Note) The PCIe x4 SSD runs at x2 speed.
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