ASROCK X99 Taichi Manual page 10

Storage
Connector
8
• 3 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full
Spike Protection))
• 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM1142)
(Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM1142)
(Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• 3 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel® X99) (Supports ESD Protection
(ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
• 1 x Clear CMOS Switch
• HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /
Front Speaker / Microphone
• 10 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology
13), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
* SSATA3_3 connector is shared with the M2_1; SSATA3_2
connector is shared with the M2_2
* RAID is supported on SATA3_0 ~ SATA3_5 ports only.
• 1 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connector (shared with SATA3_4
and SATA3_5)
* Support to be announced
• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), support type
2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module
and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), support type
2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2
PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
* If you install CPU with 28 lanes, the M2_1 only supports
SATA type M.2 module.
** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
• 1 x COM Port Header
• 1 x TPM Header
• 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
• 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
* The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum
1A (12W) fan power.