Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 User Manual page 33

Installation Notices for the PCIEX4, M.2 and SATA Connectors:
Due to the limited number of lanes provided by the Chipset, the availability of the SATA connectors may be
affected by the type of device installed in the M2. sockets. The M2M_32G connector shares bandwidth with the
SATA3 4, 5 connectors; the M2A_32G connector shares bandwidth with the SATA3 0; the M2P_32G connector
shares bandwidth with the PCIEX4 connector. Refer to the following tables for details.
• M2M_32G:
Connector
Type of SATA3 0
M.2 SSD
M.2 SATA SSD
a
M.2 PCIe SSD
a
No M.2 SSD Installed
a
a: Available, r: Not available
• M2A_32G:
Connector
Type of SATA3 0
M.2 SSD
M.2 SATA SSD
r
M.2 PCIe SSD
a
No M.2 SSD Installed
a
a: Available, r: Not available
• M2P_32G:
Connector
Type of
PCIEX4
M.2 SSD
M.2 PCIe SSD
* (Note)
a
No M.2 SSD Installed
a
a: Available, r: Not available
* The M2P_32G supports PCIe SSDs only.
(Note) The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P_32G connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to
x2 mode when a PCIe SSD is installed in the M2P_32G connector.
SATA3 1 SATA3 2 SATA3 3
a a a
a a a
a a a
SATA3 1 SATA3 2 SATA3 3
a a a
a a a
a a a
SATA3 0 SATA3 1 SATA3 2
a a a
a a a
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SATA3 4 SATA3 5
r r
r r
a a
SATA3 4 SATA3 5
a a
a a
a a
SATA3 3 SATA3 4 SATA3 5
a a a
a a a
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