24-Pin Atx Power Connector; Dual 8-Pin Eps Connector; M.2 Socket 3 Key-M 110Mm - EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED User Manual

EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED (121-AL-E698)
Single-Channel mode, which may significantly lower performance. 128GB of
RAM is supported in a 4x32GB configuration. At the time of this manual's
release, this motherboard officially supports up to 6400MHz+ speeds. These
speeds cannot be guaranteed, however, because Intel
of the memory controller up to 4400MHz (depending upon memory
configuration) for Alder Lake-S processors.

7. 24-pin ATX power connector

The main power for the motherboard is located on the right side of the board
and parallel to the PCB; this is also described as a "right-angle" connector (See
Page 38 for more specifics to the connector itself, and associated
wiring/pinouts). The 24-pin connector is directional and the tab on the
connector must line up with the release clip located on the related 24-pin
connector from the power supply. This connector pulls the bulk of the power
for all components. Other connectors, such as EPS and ATX, reduce the load
and increase longevity despite challenges caused by wiring and trace limitations.
8. Dual 8-pin EPS Connectors
The +12V EPS are comprised of "right-angle" dual-dedicated power inputs for
the CPU (See Page 39 for more specifics to the connector itself, and associated
wiring/pinouts). Carefully choose the correct power cable by consulting with
the installation manual for your power supply. This connector is designed to
only work with an EPS or CPU cable. System builders may make the mistake of
plugging in a PCIe 8-pin or 6+2-pin connector, which will prevent the board
from completing POST and possibly short or damage the board. Although
PCIe and EPS cables appear similar, they are wired differently and attaching the
wrong connector may cause damage to the motherboard.
Alternatively, if no power cable is connected or detected, the system will not
POST and will hang at POST code "C."
9. Intel SATA 6Gb/s Ports
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The Intel Z690 PCH has an 8-port SATA 6Gb/s controller (See Page 48 for
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specifics on the connectors). This controller is backwards compatible with
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.
10. M.2 Socket 3 Key-M 110mm (M.2_1, M.2_2, and M.2_3)
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
only certifies the speed
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