MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION User Manual page 36

M.2/ SATA & SATAe combination table
Slot
M2_1
M2_2
SATA_EX1
SATA_EX2
SATA1
SATA2
SATA3
SATA4
SATA5
SATA6
SATA7
SATA8
(SATA: M.2 SATA SSD, PCIe: M.2 PCIe SSD, ✓: available, ─: unavailable)
M.2 slots with examples of various combination possibilities
1xM.2 SSD + 6xSATA HDDs
M.2
2xM.2 SSDs + 4xSATA HDDs
M.2
M.2
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Overview of Components
Available SATA/ SATAe connectors
Empty
SATA/ PCIe
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
─
─
✓
✓
1xM.2 SSD + 2xSATAe HDDs +
2xSATA HDDs
2xM.2 SSDs + 1xSATAe HDD +
2xSATA HDDs
SATA/ PCIe
Empty
─
✓
─
─
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
M.2
M.2
M.2
SATA/ PCIe
SATA/ PCIe
─
✓
─
─
✓
✓
─
─
✓
✓