Asus MAXIMUS IX APEX - Chapter 1: Product Introduction; DIMM.2 Slot

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
11. DIMM.2 slot (DIMM.2_SLOT)
ThissocketallowsyoutoinstallthebundledDIMM.2cardtoconnectM.2SSD
modules.
 M.2_1socketsupportsPCIe3.0x4MKeydesignandtype2242/2260/2280/22110
PCIestoragedevices.
 M.2_2socketsupportsPCIe3.0x4andSATAmodeMKeydesignandtype2242/
2260/2280/22110storagedevices.
 ThesesocketssupportIRST(Intel
®
RapidStorageTechnology).
 ThesesocketssupportIntel
®
OptaneTechnology.Intel
®
OptaneTechnologyisonly
supportedwhenusing7thGenerationIntel
®
Processors.BeforeusingIntel
®
Optane
memorymodules,ensurethatyouhaveupdatedyourmotherboarddriversandBIOS
tothelatestversionfromASUSsupportwebsite.
TheM.2SSDmoduleispurchasedseparately.
 BeforeyouinstallorremovetheDIMM.2card,ensurethattheATXpowersupplyis
switchedofforthepowercordisdetachedfromthepowersupply.Failuretodoso
maycauseseveredamagetothemotherboardorDIMM.2card.
 TheDIMM.2cardisnotchedtotinonlyoneorientation.Ensurethatthenotchon
yourcardisalignedcorrectlywiththeDIMM.2slotbeforeinsertingthecard.