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Chapter 4: Motherboard Connections
A
Holder
B
Holder
Mount
C
Card Holder Mount
Turn 90
degrees
to lock
Locked position
with M.2 card
Locked position
Locked position
D
Plastic screw
STOP
Turn 90
degrees
to lock
PCIe/SATA Hybrid M.2 Sockets
This motherboard has two PCIe/SATA hybrid M.2 sockets (M.2-H_1, M.2-H_2). M.2 was
formerly known as Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF) and serves to replace mini PCIe.
M.2 socket 1 (M.2-H_1) supports PCIe 3.0 x4 (32 Gb/s) SSD cards in the 2280 form factor
only
.
M.2 socket 2 (M.2-H_2) supports PCIe 3.0 x1 (8 Gb/s) SSD cards in the 2280 form
factor only.
NVM Express Connections
Two NVMe connectors are located on the motherboard. These NVMe connectors provide
PCIe 3.0 x4 connections. P2_NVME0 and P2_NVME1 are supported by CPU2. The NVMe
connectors provide high-speed low-latency connections directly from the CPU to NVMe Solid
State (SSD) drives. This greatly increases SSD data-throughput performance and significantly
reduces PCIe latency by simplifying driver/software requirements resulting from direct PCIe
interface from the CPU to the NVMe SSD drives.
Note:
When installing an NVMe device on the motherboard, please be sure to connect the
first NVMe connector (P2_NVME0) first for your system to work properly.
SATA Ports
This motherboard has eight I-SATA 3.0 ports (I-SATA0~7) and four S-SATA 3.0 ports
(S-SATA0~3). These SATA ports are supported by the Intel C621 chipset.
E
Install with
component E