System board connections
Refer to the following illustration and table to identify the system board connectors for your model.
Item System board connector
System board label
Color
Component
1
PCI Express x1
X1PCIEXP3
black
Expansion card
2
PCI Express x1
X1PCIEXP2
black
Expansion card
3
PCI Express x1
X1PCIEXP1
black
Expansion card
4
PCI Express x16
X16PCIEXP
black
Expansion card
5
SATA 3.0
SATA0
dark blue
Primary hard drive
6
SATA 3.0
SATA1
light blue
Any SATA device other than the primary
hard drive
7
DIMM4 (Channel A)
DIMM4
white
Memory module
8
DIMM3 (Channel B)
DIMM3
black
Memory module
9
DIMM2 (Channel A)
DIMM2
white
Memory module
10
DIMM1 (Channel B)
DIMM1
black
Memory module
11
SATA 3.0
SATA2
light blue
Any SATA device other than the primary
hard drive
12
SATA 3.0
SATA3
light blue
Any SATA device other than the primary
hard drive
13
Battery
BAT
black
Battery
14
M.2 WLAN 2230
WIRELESS
black
M.2 WLAN card
15
M.2 SSD card
SSD1
black
M.2 SSD storage card
12
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