MSI Z270 gaming M3 Manual page 17

Storage
RAID (optional)
USB
Audio
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Intel Z270/ H270/ B250 Chipset
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6x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
y
2x M.2 slots (Key M)
y
Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
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Support PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe U.2 SSD with Turbo U.2 Host
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Card**
M2_1 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage
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devices
M2_2 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices
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Intel Optane™ Memory Ready for all M.2 slots***
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Supports Intel Smart Response Technology for Intel
®
y
Core™ processors (optional)
* M.2 and SATA ports maximum support 2x M.2 PCIe SSDs + 6x SATA HDDs.
Please refer to page 33 for M.2 slots with examples of various combination
possibilities.
** The Turbo U.2 Host Card is not included, please purchase separately.
*** Intel Optane™ Technology is only supported when using 7th Gen
®
processors. Before using Intel
that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI
website.
Intel Z270/ H270 Chipset
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Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA
y
storage devices
Supports RAID 0 and RAID1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices*
y
* M.2 PCIe RAID volume can be created with M.2 GENIE. Please refer to page
42 for details about M.2 GENIE.
ASMedia ASM2142 (Z270/ H270 chipset)/ ASM1142 (B250
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y
chipset)
1x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-C port
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on the back panel
1x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-A port
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on the back panel
Intel Z270 & H270/ B250 Chipset
®
y
8x/ 6x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4/ 2
ƒ
Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available
through the internal USB connector) (optional)
6x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 ports on the
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back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB
connector)
Realtek ALC1220 Codec
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y
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
y
Supports S/PDIF output
y
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Optane™ memory modules, please ensure
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Specifications