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Chapter 4: Motherboard Connections
4.6 Storage Ports
SATA Ports
Four SATA 3.0 ports are located on the motherboard supported by the Intel W480/Q470
chipset. These SATA ports support RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10.
Note
: For more information on the SATA HostRAID configuration, please refer to the Intel
SATA HostRAID user's guide posted on our website at
https://www.supermicro.com/support/
manuals/.
M.2 Slot
The motherboard has two M.2 slots (JMD1 and JMD2). M.2 was formerly known as Next
Generation Form Factor (NGFF) and serves to replace mini PCIe. M.2 allows for a variety
of card sizes, increased functionality, and spatial efficiency. JMD1 supports an E-Key CNVi/
PCIe 3.0 x1 device in the 2230 form factor, whereas JMD2 supports an M-Key SATA/PCIe
3.0 x4 device in the 2280 and 22110 form factors.