MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC Quick Start Manual page 17

USB
Storage
RAID
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y ASMedia ASM3142 Chipset
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ƒ 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-A port
on the back panel
ƒ 2x USB 3.1 Gen2 (Super Speed USB 10Gbps) Type-C
ports(1 port on the back panel, 1 port available through
the internal USB connector)
y ASMedia ASM1074 Hub
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ƒ 3x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) Type-A ports on the
back panel
y Intel X299 Chipset
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ƒ 5x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (1 port on the
back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB
connectors)
ƒ 7x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (3 ports on the
back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB
connectors)
Intel X299 Chipset
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y 8x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
y 2x M.2 slots (Key M)*
ƒ Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
ƒ M2_1 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices
ƒ M2_2 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage
devices
ƒ Intel Optane™ Memory Ready**
y 1x U.2 port *
ƒ Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe storage
y Supports Intel Smart Response Technology
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* PCI_E3 slot, M.2 slots, U.2 port and SATA ports share the same bandwidth.
Please refer to page 37 for PCI_E3/ U.2/ M.2/ SATA Combination table .
** Please refer to page 123 for Intel
Intel X299 Chipset
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y Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA
storage devices
y Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 storage devices*
* M.2 PCIe RAID volume can be created with M.2/Optane Genie. Please refer to
page 120 for M.2 PCIe SSD RAID
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Optane™ Memory Configuration.
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Specifications