User manual
ASUS H170-PRO
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• ThissocketsupportsMKeyand2242/2260/2280storagedevices.
• WhenusingIntel
®
DesktopResponsivenesstechnologieswithPCIe/SATAM.2device,
ensuretosetuptheWindows
®
UEFIoperatingsystemunderRAIDmode.
• TheM.2slotsupportsdatatransferspeedupto32Gb/s.
• M.2SocketandSATAExpressslotssupportPCIeandSATAdevicesinPCIeor
SATAmode.
-WhenadeviceinPCIemodeisinstalledontheM.2socket,SATAExpresssupports
devicesinbothPCIeorSATAmodes.
WhenadeviceinSATAmodeisinstalledontheM.2socket,SATAExpresssupports
onePCIemodedeviceoroneSATAmodedevice(installedonSATA_2portonly).
Inthissetup,thesystemsetsahigherpriorityforM.2SocketthantheSATAExpress
slots.
TheM.2(NGFF)SSDmoduleispurchasedseparately
9. Intel
®
H170 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_3~6)
TheseconnectorsconnecttoSerialATA6.0Gb/sharddiskdrivesviaSerialATA6.0
Gb/ssignalcables.
SATA6G_6
GND
RSATA_TXP4
RSATA_TXN4
GND
RSATA_RXN4
RSATA_RXP4
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP3
RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXN3
RSATA_RXP3
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP6
RSATA_TXN6
GND
RSATA_RXN6
RSATA_RXP6
GND
SATA6G_5
SATA6G_4 SATA6G_3
GND
RSATA_TXP5
RSATA_TXN5
GND
RSATA_RXN5
RSATA_RXP5
GND
H170-PRO
H170-PRO Intel
®
SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors
Whenusinghot-plugandNCQ,settheSATA Mode SelectionitemintheBIOSto[AHCI].
Seesection2.6.5 SATA Configuration for details.