User’s Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Basic Installation
- 2.1 Building your PC system
- 2.1.1 CPU installation
- 2.1.2 Cooling system installation
- 2.1.3 DIMM installation
- 2.1.4 M.2 installation
- 2.1.5 Motherboard installation
- 2.1.6 ATX power connection
- 2.1.7 SATA device connection
- 2.1.8 Front I/O connector
- 2.1.9 Expansion card installation
- 2.1.10 Thunderbolt™ 4 monitor connection
- 2.1.11 Wi-Fi moving antenna installation
- 2.2 BIOS update utility
- 2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections
- 2.4 Starting up for the first time
- 2.5 Turning off the computer
- 2.1 Building your PC system
- Chapter 3: BIOS and RAID Support
- Appendix
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Chapter 1
6. M.2 slot
The M.2 slot allows you to install M.2 SSD modules.
• Intel
®
12
th
Gen Processors
- M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
• Intel
®
Z690 Chipset:
- M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
• M.2_4 slot shares bandwidth with SATA6G_5~8. SATA6G_5~8 will be suspended
once either a SATA or NVMe device is detected at M.2_4.
• Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology supports NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
The M.2 SSD module is purchased separately.