EVGA Z590 DARK User Manual page 19

EVGA Z590 DARK (122-RL-E599)
SATA and SATA II devices, and supports SSDs, HDDs and various types of
optical devices (CDROM, DVDROM, BD-ROM, etc). The controller also
supports NCQ, TRIM, hot swap capability, and RAID levels 0/1/5/10.
11. ASMedia SATA 6Gb/s Ports
This is a secondary SATA controller, the ASM1061 is a 2-port SATA 6Gb/s
controller with legacy support for older operating systems. This is included
largely for benchmarking and overclocking with very specific programs, such as
Super Pi, 3DMark, PCMark, etc. This board is not guaranteed to fully support
any OS prior to Windows 10 x64, as we offer no drivers for legacy OS (See
Page 53 for specifics on the connectors).
12. U.2 Port (SFF-8643)
U.2, originally known as SFF-8643, is a high bandwidth connection specifically
engineered for next generation SSDs. U.2 brings PCIe x4 (Gen3) NVMe
performance to a 2.5" SSD form factor and provides a solution to potential
heating problems that may be present in some M.2 solutions. Port function
depends upon BIOS Configuration. Note: SFF-8643 ports are located on the
motherboard side; SFF-8639 ports are located on the storage side.
13. M.2 Socket 3 Key-M 110mm (PM1)
M.2 is an SSD form factor standard, which uses up to four PCIe lanes and
utilizes up to Gen4 speeds, depending upon the device used. Most popularly
paired with NVMe SSDs, this standard offers substantially faster transfer speeds
and seek time than SATA interface standards. All M.2 devices are designed to
connect via a card-bus style connector, secured by bolting into place, and
powered by the connector – rather than a dedicated data cable and power cable.
This slot support device lengths of 110mm, 80mm, 60mm, and 42mm.
14. M.2 Socket 3 Key-M 110mm (PM2)(PM3)
M.2 is an SSD form factor standard, which uses up to four PCIe lanes and
utilizes up to Gen3 speeds. Most popularly paired with NVMe SSDs, this
standard offers substantially faster transfer speeds and seek time than SATA
interface standards. All M.2 devices are designed to connect via a card-bus style
connector, secured by bolting into place, and powered by the connector – rather
than a dedicated data cable and power cable.
These slots support device lengths of 110mm, 80mm, 60mm, and 42mm.
15. PCIe Slot x16/x8*
Rocket Lake-S processors have 20 PCIe lanes available for routing, and Comet
Lake-S Socket 1200 processors have 16 PCIe lanes available for routing.
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