User's Manual

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Hardware Installation
11) M2M/M2P/M2Q (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.TocreateaRAIDarraywithanM.2PCIeSSD,youmustsetupthecongurationinUEFIBIOS
mode.RefertoChapter3,"ConguringaRAIDSet,"forinstructionsonconguringaRAIDarray.
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 kit. LocatetheM.2 connector where
youwillinstall the M.2 SSD, usea screwdriver
tounfastenthescrewontheheatsinkandthen
removetheheatsink.
Step 3:
PresstheM.2SSDdownandthensecureitwith
thescrew.Replacetheheatsinkandsecureitto
theoriginalhole.
Step 4:
Theinstallationiscompleted, as shown in the
pictureabove.
Step 2:
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.
SelecttheproperholefortheM.2SSDtobeinstalledandrefastenthescrewandstandoff.
(Note) TheM2MandM2QconnectorsmustworkwithanIntel
®
VROCUpgradeKeytosupportRAIDconguration.
IfyouwanttouseVROC,refertoChapter3-4,"ConguringIntel
®
VirtualRAIDonCPU(Intel
®
VROC),"
forsetupinstructions.
M2Q
(Note)
M2M
(Note)
M2P
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F_U
B_ 
F_  F_ 

_
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BS_
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S_
_
B
_U
_
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B_
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_0
S
S
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_F
_
_
__B


U
S  _S
_
SF_
B 
USB0_B
B_
F_USB3

F_USB303

_

_3U
S_
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F_USB30
F_U
B_ 
F_  F_ 

_
B
BS_
B
SB_
B
_S

S_
_
B
_U
_
B


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S
_S 
SSU
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BSSS
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 __ 3
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S  _
S  _
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S
S
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_F
_
_
__B


U
S  _S
_
SF_
B 
USB0_B
B_
F_USB3

F_USB303

_

_3U
S_
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F_USB30
F_U
B_ 
F_  F_ 

_
B
BS_
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SB_
B
_S

S_
_
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_U
_
B
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BSSS

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F_USB3F
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S  _
S  _
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
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B_
B_
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S
S
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_F
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_
__B


U
S  _S
_
SF_
B 
USB0_B
B_
F_USB3

F_USB303

_

_3U
S_
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