Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER User Manual page 34

Installation Notices for the PCIEX4, M.2 and SATA Connectors:
Due to the limited number of lanes provided by the Chipset, the availability of the SATA connectors may be affected
by the type of device installed in the M2. sockets. The M2M connector shares bandwidth with the SATA3 4, 5
connectors. The M2A connector shares bandwidth with the SATA3 1; the M2P connector shares bandwidth with
the PCIEX4 connector. Refer to the following tables for details.
• M2M:
Connector
Type of
SATA3 0
M.2 SSD
M.2 SATA SSD
a
M.2 PCIe SSD
a
No M.2 SSD Installed
a
a: Available, r: Not available
• M2A:
Connector
Type of
SATA3 0
M.2 SSD
M.2 SATA SSD
a
M.2 PCIe SSD
a
No M.2 SSD Installed
a
a: Available, r: Not available
• M2P:
Connector
Type of
PCIEX4
M.2 SSD
M.2 PCIe SSD *
(Note)
a
No M.2 SSD Installed
a
a: Available, r: Not available
* The M2P connector supports only PCIe SSDs.
(Note) The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2
mode when a PCIe SSD is installed in the M2P connector.
Hardware Installation
SATA3 1 SATA3 2 SATA3 3
a a a
a a a
a a a
SATA3 1 SATA3 2 SATA3 3
r a a
a a a
a a a
SATA3 0 SATA3 1 SATA3 2
a a a
a a a
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SATA3 4 SATA3 5
r r
r r
a a
SATA3 4 SATA3 5
a a
a a
a a
SATA3 3 SATA3 4 SATA3 5
a a a
a a a