Flexible I/O Configuration; Table 4-3: Flexible I/O Configuration - IEI Technology IMBA-Q170-i2 User Manual

IMBA-Q170-i2 ATX Motherboard

4.11.4 Flexible I/O Configuration

The optional USB 3.0 and PCie Mini and mSATA expansion cards provide more
expansion options to meet user's demand. However, the S_ATA3 and S_ATA4
connectors will be disabled when the PCIEX4_3 slot is installed with the optional PCIe
Mini and mSATA expansion card or a PCIe x4 expansion card. Besides, for using the
optional expansion cards, the user has to apply the BIOS2 settings to the motherboard
(refer to Section 4.11.3) and set the correct BIOS settings through the BIOS menu in
"Chipset PCH-IO Configuration
The following table lists the BIOS options with correspondent I/O configuration.
BIOS
BIOS1 (a) (default)
BIOS1 (b)
BIOS2 (c)
BIOS2 (d)

Table 4-3: Flexible I/O Configuration

Please refer to Section 5.4.2.1 for BIOS setup.
PCI Express Configuration.
S_ATA3 and S_ATA4
Connectors
S_ATA3 S_ATA4
x x
S_ATA3 S_ATA4 USB 3.0 expansion card
x x USB 3.0 expansion card
PCIEX4_2 Slot PCIEX4_3 Slot
PCIe x4 slot
PCIe x4 slot
PCIe Mini and mSATA
expansion card
x
PCIe x4 slot
PCIe x2 slot
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