EVGA Z270 Classified-K User Manual page 51

EVGA Z270 Classified – K (134-KS-E279)
Drive Headers (SATA Express/SATA/ U.2)
SATA3/6G is the current standard for HDD/SSD/Optical interface. These
cables are the data interconnect for the motherboard. Your
HDD/SSD/Optical interface will still require a separate power connection
from your power supply.
Intel SATA ports (0-3) on this platform natively support full AHCI and RAID
functions. AHCI is enabled by default; however the controller can be put into
RAID mode in the BIOS. RAID mode supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 10
through the Intel controller. Marvell ports (4-7) only have AHCI functionality
and are boxed above in GREEN.
SATA Express shares with four SATA ports. SATA Express is enabled in the
BIOS; SATA Express uses a special cable that will use the 2 SATA ports and
the one smaller port adjacent that are all boxed in RED.
U.2 is a new storage standard, it shares with the 10mm M.2, and is enabled or
disabled in BIOS, and has the advantage of the performance of a M.2 SSD and
the ease of installation of a 2.5inch SSD.
See Page 57 for RAID levels supported and explanations for how
they work
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