Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
1 x PCI Express x1 slot (PCIEX1)
(The PCIEX4 and PCIEX1 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
1 x PCI slot
Storage Interface CPU:
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2
SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
(Note)
Chipset:
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/
x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
* Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA
connectors.
Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory Ready
*
System Acceleration with Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory enabled on the M2A_CPU connector only.
USB Chipset:
- 1 x USB Type-C
®
port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support
- 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through
the internal USB header)
- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers
Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel
Internal
Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x CPU fan header
3 x system fan headers
1 x addressable LED strip header
1 x RGB LED strip header
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
2 x Thunderbolt
™
add-in card connectors
1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI
2.0 module only)
1 x serial port header
1 x parallel port header
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x Q-Flash Plus button
(Note) Supported by 11th Generation processors only.
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