Asus PRIME B650M-A AX II - Product Introduction (Continued); M.2 Slots (Key M); SATA 6 Gb;s Ports; USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C Front Panel Connector

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6. M.2 slots (Key M)
The M.2 slots allow you to install M.2 devices such as M.2 SSD modules.
• AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
• AMD B650 Chipset
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
The M.2 SSD module is purchased separately.
7. SATA 6Gb/s ports
The SATA 6Gb/s ports allow you to connect SATA devices such as optical disc drives and
hard disk drives via SATA cables.
RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E12/E34 ports.
8. USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C
®
Front Panel connector
The USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C
®
connector allows you to connect a USB
3.2 Gen 1 module for an additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C
®
port. The
connector provides a data transfer speed of up to 5 Gb/s.
The USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C
®
module is purchased separately.
9. USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
The USB 3.2 Gen 1 header allows you to connect a USB 3.2 Gen 1
module for additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports. The USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
provides data transfer speeds of up to 5 Gb/s.
The USB 3.2 Gen 1 module is purchased separately.
10. USB 2.0 headers
The USB 2.0 headers allow you to connect USB modules for additional USB
2.0 ports. The USB 2.0 headers provide data transfer speeds of up to 480 Mb/s.
DO NOT connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will
damage the motherboard!
The USB 2.0 module is purchased separately.
NC
NC
CC1
VBUS
RX1-
RX1+
GND
TX1-
TX1+
VBUS
VBUS
TX2+
TX2-
GND
RX2+
RX2-
GND
D-
D+
CC2
USB3+5V
IntA_P1_SSRX-
IntA_P1_SSRX+
GND
IntA_P1_SSTX-
IntA_P1_SSTX+
GND
IntA_P1_D-
IntA_P1_D+
GND
PIN 1
USB3+5V
IntA_P2_SSRX-
IntA_P2_SSRX+
GND
IntA_P2_SSTX-
IntA_P2_SSTX+
GND
IntA_P2_D-
IntA_P2_D+
PIN 1
USB+5V USB_P1- USB_P1+ GND NC
USB+5V
USB_P2-
USB_P2+
GND
Chapter 1: Product Introduction