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Hardware Installation
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).
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
No SSDs
Installed
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
: Supported,
r
: Not supported.
M2A_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
No SSDs
Installed
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
: Supported,
r
: Not supported.
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AHCI mode:
M2C_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
a
r
a
a
a
r
PCIe x4 SSD
a
a
a
a
r
r
a
a
a
(Note)
PCIe x2 SSD
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
No SSDs
Installed
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
: Supported,
r
: Not supported.
(Note) The PCIe x4 SSD runs at x2 speed.
Connector
Type of SSD
Connector
Type of SSD
Connector
Type of SSD
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