ASROCK Z170 OC FORMULA User Manual page 29

Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_0
see p.7, No. 14)
(SATA3_1:
see p.7, No. 16)
(SATA3_2:
see p.7, No. 15)
(SATA3_3:
see p.7, No. 17)
(SATA3_4:
see p.7, No. 26)
(SATA3_5:
see p.7, No. 25)
(SATA3_A1
see p.7, No. 22)
(SATA3_A2
see p.7, No. 23)
(SATA3_A3:
see p.7, No. 20)
(SATA3_A4:
see p.7, No. 21)
Serial ATA Express
Connectors
(SATA_EXP_0:
see p.7, No. 18)
(SATA_EXP_1:
see p.7, No. 19)
(SATA_EXP_2:
see p.7, No. 24)
SATA3_5 SATA3_4
SATA_EXP2 SATA3_5 SATA3_4
Z170 OC Formula
hese ten SATA3
connectors support SATA
data cables for internal
storage devices with up
to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer
rate. he SATA3_0,
SATA3_1 are shared with
the SATA_EXP0. he
SATA3_2, SATA3_3 are
shared with the SATA_
EXP1. he SATA3_4,
SATA3_5 are shared with
the SATA_EXP2.
To minimize the boot
time, use Intel® Z170
SATA ports (SATA3_0)
for your bootable devices.
Please connect either
SATA or PCIe storage
devices to these
connectors.
*SATA_EXP0 is shared
with the SATA3_0,
SATA3_1 and the M2_1;
SATA_EXP1 is shared
with the SATA3_2,
SATA3_3 and the M2_2;
SATA_EXP2 is shared
with the SATA3_4,
SATA3_5 and the M2_3.
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