ASROCK X299 Taichi XE Manual page 12

• 2 x Ultra M.2 Sockets (M2_1 and M2_3), support M Key
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)**
** Supports Intel® Optane
** Supports PCIe RAID (on M2_2 and M2_3)
** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
Connector • 1 x Virtual RAID On CPU Header
• 1 x TPM Header
• 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
• 2 x RGB LED Headers
* Support up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
• 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
* The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum
1A (12W) fan power.
• 1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)
(Smart Fan Speed Control)
* The CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler
fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.
• 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Con-
trol)
• 1 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)
(Smart Fan Speed Control)
* The Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water
cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.
* CPU_OPT/W_PUMP, CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 and CHA_
FAN3/W_PUMP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power
Connector)
• 2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power
Connector)
• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connec-
tor)
• 1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector (5-pin)
* The Thunderbolt™ AIC card can be installed in the enabled
PCIe slot (depending on CPU type).
• 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports
ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
(ASMedia ASM1074 Hub) (Supports ESD Protection (AS-
Rock Full Spike Protection))
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Technology (on M2_2 and M2_3)
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