Asus ROG Maximus XI Gene - DIMM.2 Card Handling and Compatibility

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Chapter 2: Basic Installation
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• 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.
• DIMM.2modulesupportsPCIe3.0x4MKeydesignandtype2242/2260/2280/
22110 PCIe storage devices.
• ThesesocketssupportIRST(Intel
®
RapidStorageTechnology).
• WhenanM.2isinstalledtotheDIMM.2_1slot,thePCIEX16/X8slotwillruninX8
mode.
• WhenusingtheDIMM.2HSmodule,werecommendremovingtheM.2SSD’sdefault
thermalpaddingbeforeinstallingtheM.2SSDtotheDIMM.2HSmodule.
• IfyourM.2SSDdoesnotfeautreaashmodule,pleaseremovethedefaultDIMM.2
pads on your DIMM.2 module and replace them with the bundled taller DIMM.2 pads.