User's Manual

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Specifications
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Storage
Intel® Z490 Chipset
∙ 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports*/**
∙ 2x M.2 slots (Key M)
▪ M2_1 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s,
2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices*
▪ M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s,
2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices**
▪ Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready***
▪ Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel
Core™ processors
* SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_1 slot.
** SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SSD in the M2_2 slot.
*** Before using Intel® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have
updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.
RAID
Intel® Z490 Chipset
∙ Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA
storage devices
∙ Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices
USB
∙ Intel® Z490 Chipset
▪ 5x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (4 Type-A ports on the
back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector)
▪ 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports are available through
the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector
▪ 6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4
ports through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)
∙ ASMedia® ASM3241 Chipset
▪ 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps port on the back panel
Audio
∙ Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
▪ 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
▪ Supports S/PDIF output
LAN ∙ 1x Realtek® RTL8125B 2.5G LAN controller
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