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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
SATA3_0
Connector
SATA Express
Type of SSD
M.2 SATA SSD
a
a
M.2 PCIe x4
r
SSD
(Note 1)
a
M.2 PCIe x2
a
SSD
a
No M.2 SSDs
a
Installed
a
a: Supported, r: Not supported.
M2H_32G M.2 connector
Connector
SATA3_0
SATA Express
Type of SSD
M.2 SATA SSD
r
a
M.2 PCIe x4
a
SSD
a
M.2 PCIe x2
a
SSD
a
No M.2 SSDs
a
Installed
a
a: Supported, r: Not supported.
• RAID mode
:
(Note 2)
M2D_32G M.2 connector
Connector
SATA3_0
SATA Express
Type of SSD
M.2 SATA SSD
a
a
M.2 PCIe x4
r
SSD
(Note 1)
a
M.2 PCIe x2
a
SSD
a
No M.2 SSDs
a
Installed
a
a: Supported, r: Not supported.
M2H_32G M.2 connector
Connector
SATA3_0
SATA Express
Type of SSD
M.2 SATA SSD
r
a
M.2 PCIe x4
a
SSD
a
M.2 PCIe x2
a
SSD
a
No M.2 SSDs
a
Installed
a
a: Supported, r: Not supported.
(Note 1) The PCIe x4 SSD runs at x2 speed.
(Note 2) If the iRSTe Support item in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled, the RAID function will become unavailable
when an M.2 PCIe SSD is installed. (Refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Peripherals," for more
information.)
SATA3_1
SATA3_2
SATA Express
a
a
r
r
r
r
a
r
r
a
a
a
SATA3_1
SATA3_2
SATA Express
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
SATA3_1
SATA3_2
SATA Express
a
a
r
r
r
r
a
r
r
a
a
a
SATA3_1
SATA3_2
SATA Express
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
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SATA3_3
SATA3_4
SATA Express
r
a
a
r
a
a
r
a
a
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
a
r
a
r
r
a
r
a
a
a
SATA3_3
SATA3_4
SATA Express
a
a
a
a
a
r
a
a
r
a
a
a
Hardware Installation
SATA3_5
a
a
a
a
SATA3_5
a
a
a
a
SATA3_5
a
r
r
a
SATA3_5
a
r
r
a
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