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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
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2. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
Thisconnectorisforachassis-mountedfrontpanelaudioI/OmodulethatsupportsHD
Audio.ConnectoneendofthefrontpanelaudioI/Omodulecabletothisconnector.
Werecommendthatyouconnectahigh-denitionfrontpanelaudiomoduletothis
connectortoavailofthemotherboard’shigh-denitionaudiocapability.
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ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING Analog front panel connector
AAFP
AGND NC SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR
PORT1 L
PORT1 R PORT2 R
SENSE_SEND
PORT2 L
HD-audio-compliant
pin definition
3. M.2 sockets (M.2_1; M.2_2)
ThesesocketsallowyoutoinstallM.2SSDmodules.
• M.2_1socketsupportsPCIe3.0x4andSATAmodeMKeydesignandtype2242/
2260/2280PCIeandSATAstoragedevices.
• M.2_2socketsupportsPCIe3.0x4MKeydesignandtype2242/2260/2280/22110
PCIestoragedevices.
• ThesesocketssupportIRST(Intel
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RapidStorageTechnology).
TheM.2SSDmoduleispurchasedseparately.
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ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING M.2 sockets
M.2_1(SOCKET3)M.2_2(SOCKET3)
2280 2260 2242
A
B
BA