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10. Intel
®
Z97 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~4)
TheseconnectorsconnecttoSerialATA6.0Gb/sharddiskdrivesviaSerialATA6.0
Gb/ssignalcables.
IfyouinstalledSerialATAharddiskdrives,youcancreateaRAID0,1,5,and10
congurationwiththeIntel
®
RapidStorageTechnologythroughtheonboardIntel
®
Z97
chipset.
• Theseconnectorsaresetto[AHCI]bydefault.IfyouintendtocreateaSerialATA
RAIDsetusingtheseconnectors,settheSATAModeitemintheBIOSto[RAID].
Refertosection2.6.3 PCH Storage Configuration for details.
• BeforecreatingaRAIDset,refertothemanualbundledinthemotherboardsupport
DVD.
SATA6G_2
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
RSATA_TXN2
RSATA_TXP2
GND
SATA6G_4
GND
RSATA_RXP4
RSATA_RXN4
GND
RSATA_TXN4
RSATA_TXP4
GND
SATA6G_1
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXN1
RSATA_RXP1
GND
SATA6G_3
GND
RSATA_TXP3
RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXN3
RSATA_RXP3
GND
Z97-E/USB 3.1
Z97-E/USB 3.1 Intel
®
SATA 6 Gb/s connectors
9. M.2 socket 3
This socket allows you to install an M.2(NGFF)SSDmodule.
• ThissocketsupportsMKeyand2242/2260/2280storagedevices.
• M.2Socket3sharesbandwidthwithSATAExpressslot.Refertosection2.6.3 PCH
Storage Configuration of this user guide for more details.
• WhenusingIntel
®
DesktopResponsivenesstechnologieswithPCIeM.2device,
ensuretosetuptheWindows
®
UEFIoperatingsystemunderRAIDmode.
TheM.2(NGFF)SSDmoduleispurchasedseparately
Z97-E/USB 3.1
SCOKET3
Z97-E/USB 3.1 M.2 socket