Ahci Mode; Raid Mode - Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 User Manual

 W hen 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).

• AHCI mode:

M2D_32G M.2 connector
Connector
SATA3_0
SATA Express
Type of SSD
SATA SSD
a
a
PCIe x4 SSD
r
a
PCIe x2 SSD
a
a
No SSDs
a
Installed
a
a: Supported, r: Not supported.
M2H_32G M.2 connector
Connector
SATA3_0
SATA Express
Type of SSD
SATA SSD
r
a
PCIe x4 SSD
a
a
PCIe x2 SSD
a
a
No SSDs
a
Installed
a
a: Supported, r: Not supported.

• RAID mode:

M2D_32G M.2 connector
Connector
SATA3_0
SATA Express
Type of SSD
SATA SSD
a
a
PCIe x4 SSD
r
a
PCIe x2 SSD
a
a
No SSDs
a
Installed
a
a: Supported, r: Not supported.
M2H_32G M.2 connector
Connector
SATA3_0
SATA Express
Type of SSD
SATA SSD
r
a
PCIe x4 SSD
a
a
PCIe x2 SSD
a
a
No SSDs
a
Installed
a
a: Supported, r: Not supported.
(Note) The PCIe x4 SSD runs at x2 speed.
Hardware Installation
SATA3_1 SATA3_2
SATA Express
a a
r r
(Note)
r
a
a a
SATA3_1 SATA3_2
SATA Express
a a
a a
a a
a a
SATA3_1 SATA3_2
SATA Express
a a
r r
(Note)
a r
a a
SATA3_1 SATA3_2
SATA Express
a a
a a
a a
a a
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SATA3_3 SATA3_4
SATA Express
r a
r
r a
r
r
a
r
a a
a
SATA3_3 SATA3_4
SATA Express
a a
a
a a
a
a a
a
a a
a
SATA3_3 SATA3_4
SATA Express
r a
r
r a
r
r a
r
a a
a
SATA3_3 SATA3_4
SATA Express
a a
a
a a
a
a a
a
a a
a
SATA3_5
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
SATA3_5
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
SATA3_5
a
a
r
r
r
r
a
a
SATA3_5
a
a
r
r
r
r
a
a