User Guide

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
11. M.2sockets(M.2_1;M.2_2)
ThesesocketsallowyoutoinstallM.2SSDmodules.
• M.2_2socketislocatedonthebottomofthemotherboard.
• M.2_1socketsupportsPCIe3.0x4andSATAmodeMKeydesignandtype2242/
2260/2280PCIeandSATAstoragedevices.
• M.2_2socketsupportsPCIe3.0x4MKeydesignandtype2242/2260/2280/22110
PCIestoragedevices.
• WhenattachingaM.2SSDtotheM.2_2slotonthebottomsideofthemotherboard,
besuretousethebundledshortM.2xingscrewandmounttoavoiddamagingyour
boardandSSD.
• ThesesocketssupportIRST(Intel
®
RapidStorageTechnology).
TheM.2SSDmoduleispurchasedseparately.