Gigabyte B450M DS3H User Manual page 15

7) M2A_SOCKET (M.2 Socket 3 Connector)
The M.2 connectors support M.2 SATA SSDs or M.2 PCIe SSDs and support RAID configuration. Please
note that an M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to create a RAID set either with a SATA hard drive. To create a
RAID array with an M.2 PCIe SSD, you must set up the configuration in UEFI BIOS mode. Refer to Chapter
3, "Configuring a RAID Set," for instructions on configuring a RAID array.
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Follow the steps below to correctly install an M.2 SSD in the M.2 connector.
Step 1:
Use a screw driver to unfasten the screw and nut from the motherboard. Locate the proper mounting hole
F_USB3 F for the M.2 SSD to be installed and then screw the nut first.
Slide the M.2 SSD into the connector at an angle.
Step 2:
Press the M.2 SSD down and then secure it with the screw.
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_ _B
8) SPDIF_O (S/PDIF Out Header)
This header supports digital S/PDIF Out and connects a S/PDIF digital audio cable (provided by expansion
cards) for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and
sound cards. For example, some graphics cards may require you to use a S/PDIF digital audio cable for
digital audio output from your motherboard to your graphics card if you wish to connect an HDMI display
to the graphics card and have digital audio output from the HDMI display at the same time. For information
about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for your expansion card.
S F_
_USB3 F_USB30 3
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B
S B_
B
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S_
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B
110 80 60
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B
Select the proper hole for the M.2 SSD to be installed and refasten the screw and nut.
Pin No. Definition
1
B S_
_ F
B
_ 0 F
42
_3 U
_ 0
1 5VDUAL
2 No Pin
3 SPDIFO
4 GND
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F
_ 0
_ F
F
U
S
S