System board connections
Refer to the following illustration and table to identify the system board connectors for your model.
Item
System board connector
1
PCI Express x16 downshifted to
a x4
2
PCI Express x1
3
PCI Express x1
4
PCI Express x16
5
SATA 3.0
6
DIMM4 (Channel A)
7
DIMM3 (Channel A)
8
DIMM2 (Channel B)
9
DIMM1 (Channel B)
10
Battery
11
SATA 3.0
12
SATA 3.0
13
M.2 WLAN
14
SATA 3.0
15
SATA 3.0
16
M.2 SSD
System board label
Color
X4PCIEXP
white
X1PCIEXP2
Black
X1PCIEXP1
Black
X16PCIEXP
Black
SATA3
Light blue
DIMM4
White
DIMM3
Black
DIMM2
White
DIMM1
Black
BAT
Black
SATA1
Light blue
SATA0
Dark blue
WLAN
Black
SATA4
Light blue
SATA2
Light blue
SSD
Black
Component
Expansion card
Expansion card
Expansion card
Expansion card
Slim optical drive
Memory module
Memory module
Memory module
Memory module
Battery
Any SATA device other than the primary
hard drive
Primary hard drive
M.2 WLAN card
Any SATA device other than the primary
hard drive
Any SATA device other than the primary
hard drive
M.2 SSD storage card
Drives
37