MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC Quick Start Manual page 15

Storage
RAID
USB
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Intel X299 Chipset
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y 10x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
y 3x M.2 slots (Key M)*
ƒ M2_1, M2_2 slots support 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110
storage devices
˜ Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
ƒ M2_3 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices
˜ Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4
ƒ Intel Optane™ Memory Ready for M2_1, M2_2 slots **
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y 1x U.2 port *
ƒ Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe storage
y Supports Intel Smart Response Technology***
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* M.2 slots and SATA ports share the same bandwidth. Please refer to page 27
for M.2 & SATA combination table.
** Please refer to the Intel
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website.
***The functions will be supported depend on the CPU.
Intel X299 Chipset
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y Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA
storage devices
y Supports RAID 0 and RAID1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices*
* M.2 PCIe RAID volume can be created with M.2 GENIE.
y ASMedia ASM3142 Chipset
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ƒ 3x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports
(1 Type-A port and 1 Type-C port on the back panel,
1 Type-C port available through the internal USB
connector)
y ASMedia ASM1074 Chipset
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ƒ 6x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports on the back
panel
y Intel X299 Chipset
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ƒ 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports available
through the internal USB connectors
ƒ 6x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports on
the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal
USB connectors)
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Optane™ Memory Configuration Guide on MSI
5
Specifications