EVGA Z270 FTW-K Initial Installation page 51

EVGA Z270 FTW – K (132-KS-E277)
Drive Headers (SATA/SATA Express/U.2)
SATA3/6G is the current standard for HDD/SSD/Optical interface. These
cables are the data interconnect for the motherboard. Your
HDD/SSD/Optical interface will still require a separate power connection
from your power supply.
SATA ports on this platform natively support full AHCI and RAID functions.
AHCI is enabled by default, but the controller can be put into RAID mode in
the BIOS. RAID mode supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 10 through the Intel
controller. RAID-ready ports also have full AHCI functionality and are boxed
above in GREEN.
SATA Express shares with four SATA ports. SATA Express is enabled in the
BIOS; SATA Express uses a special cable that will use the 2 SATA ports and
the one smaller port adjacent that are all boxed in RED.
U.2 is a new storage standard that has the advantage of the performance of a
M.2 SSD and the ease of installation of a 2.5inch SSD. U.2 shares resources
with PE1 and can be enabled or disabled in BIOS.
See Page 69 for RAID levels supported and explanations for how
they work
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