User's Manual

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Hardware Installation
11) M2M/M2Q/M2P (M.2 Socket 3 Connectors)
 TheM.2connectorssupportM.2SATASSDsorM.2PCIeSSDsandsupportRAIDconguration.Please
note that an M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to create a RAID set either with an M.2 SATA SSD or a SATA
harddrive.RefertoChapter3,"ConguringaRAIDSet,"forinstructionsonconguringaRAIDarray.
F_USB30
F_U
B_ 
F_  F_ 

_
B
BS_
B
SB_
B
_S

S_
_
B
_U
_
B


 
S  
 
123
 
123
 
123
 
123
1
1
1
1
BSS
S
_S 
SSU
 
1 2 3 4 5
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BSSS

U
 __ 3
F_USB3F
S  _
S  _
S  _
SF


B_
B_
F
_0
S
S
_0F
_F
_
_
__B


U
S  _S
_
SF_
B 
USB0_B
B_
F_USB3

F_USB303

_

_3U
S_
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M2M
F_USB30
F_U
B_ 
F_  F_ 

_
B
BS_
B
SB_
B
_S

S_
_
B
_U
_
B


 
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 
123
 
123
 
123
 
123
1
1
1
1
BSS
S
_S 
SSU
 
1 2 3 4 5
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BSSS

U
 __ 3
F_USB3F
S  _
S  _
S  _
SF


B_
B_
F
_0
S
S
_0F
_F
_
_
__B


U
S  _S
_
SF_
B 
USB0_B
B_
F_USB3

F_USB303

_

_3U
S_
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M2Q
M2P
F_USB30
F_U
B_ 
F_  F_ 

_
B
BS_
B
SB_
B
_S

S_
_
B
_U
_
B


 
S  
 
123
 
123
 
123
 
123
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1
1
1
BSS
S
_S 
SSU
 
1 2 3 4 5
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BSSS

U
 __ 3
F_USB3F
S  _
S  _
S  _
SF


B_
B_
F
_0
S
S
_0F
_F
_
_
__B


U
S  _S
_
SF_
B 
USB0_B
B_
F_USB3

F_USB303

_

_3U
S_
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Follow the steps below to correctly install an M.2 SSD in the M.2 connector.
Step 1:
Get a screw and a standoff from the included M.2
screw and standoff packs. If you want to install the
M.2 SSD in the M2M connector, use a screwdriver
to unfasten two screws from the heatsink and
remove the heatsink.
Step 2:
If you want to install the M.2 SSD in the M2P or
M2Q connector, use a screwdriver to unfasten
the two screws from the heatsink as indicated in
the picture above and then remove the heatsink.
Step 3:
Locate the proper mounting hole for the M.2 SSD to be installed
andthen tighten thestandoffrst. Insert theM.2 SSDinto the
M.2 connector at an angle. Press the M.2 SSD down and then
secure it with the screw. Replace the heatsink and secure it to
the original hole.
• Select the proper hole for the M.2 SSD to be installed and refasten the screw and standoff.
• Makesuretoremovetheprotectivelmfromthebottomoftheheatsinkbeforereplacingthe
heatsink.