Gigabyte Z790 AORUS PRO X User Manual page 28

M2C_CPU/M2A_CPU/M2Q_SB:
Follow the steps below to correctly install an M.2 SSD in the M.2 connector.
Step 1:
Turn the M.2 EZ-Latch Click clip clockwise and remove the motherboard heatsink. Locate the proper
mounting hole for the M.2 SSD to be installed and secure the M.2 EZ-Latch Plus clip in the hole first (For
M2A_CPU connector.)
If you want install an M.2 SSD in the 110mm hole, remove the EZ-Latch Plus clip from the 80mm
hole first.
Step 2:
Remove the protective film from the thermal pad (only the M2C_CPU connector has the thermal pad) on
the M.2 connector. Insert the M.2 SSD into the M.2 connector at an angle.
Step 3:
Press down on the front end of the M.2 SSD and make sure the M.2 SSD is secured by the clip. Remove
the protective film from the bottom of the motherboard heatsink, and finally, turn the M.2 EZ-Latch Click
clip clockwise and then install the heatsink back in place.
M2P_SB/M2M_SB:
Follow the steps below to correctly install an M.2 SSD in the M.2 connector.
Step 1:
Turn the M.2 EZ-Latch Click clip clockwise and remove the motherboard heatsink.
Step 2:
Insert the M.2 SSD into the M.2 connector at an angle. Press down on the front end of the M.2 SSD and
make sure the M.2 SSD is secured by the clip.
Step 3:
Remove the protective film from the bottom of the motherboard heatsink, and finally, turn the M.2 EZ-Latch
Click clip clockwise and then install the heatsink back in place.
* Types of M.2 SSDs supported by each M.2 connector:
M.2 PCIe x4 SSD
M2C_CPU
M2A_CPU
M2Q_SB
M2P_SB
M2M_SB
M.2 PCIe x2 SSD
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M.2 SATA SSD
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