Gigabyte C246N-WU2 - Page 15

8) U2 (MiniSAS HD Connector)
 TheminiSASHDconnectorsupportsonePCIex4U.2orfourSATA6Gb/s.
F_USB30
F_U
B_ 
F_  F_ 

_
B
BS_
B
SB_
B
_S

S_
_
B
_U
_
B


 
S  
 
123
 
123
 
123
 
123
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1
1
1
BSS
S
_S 
SSU
 
1 2 3  
 S3
BSSS

U
 __ 3
F_USB3F
S  _
S  _
S  _
SF


B_
B_
F
_0
S
S
_0F
_F
_
_
__B


U
S  _S
_
SF_
B 
USB0_B
B_
F_USB3

F_USB303

_

_3U
S_
Installation Notices for the M.2 and SATA Connectors:
DuetothelimitednumberoflanesprovidedbytheChipset,theavailabilityoftheSATAconnectorsmay
be affected by the type of device installed in the M.2 connector. The M2A connector shares bandwidth
withtheSATA31connector.Refertothefollowingtablesfordetails.
9) M2A (M.2 Socket 3 Connector)
 TheM.2connectorssupportM.2SATASSDsorM.2PCIeSSDsandsupportRAIDconguration.Please
notethatanM.2PCIeSSDcannotbeusedtocreateaRAIDseteitherwithanM.2SATASSDoraSATA
harddrive.TocreateaRAIDarraywithanM.2PCIeSSD,youmustsetupthecongurationinUEFIBIOS
mode.RefertoChapter3,"ConguringaRAIDSet,"forinstructionsonconguringaRAIDarray.
FollowthestepsbelowtocorrectlyinstallanM.2SSDintheM.2connector.
Step 1:
Use a screw driver to unfasten the screw from the motherboard. Slide the M.2
SSDintotheconnectoratanangle.
Step 2:
PresstheM.2SSDdownandthensecureitwiththescrew.
SATA3 0 SATA3 1 SATA3 2 SATA3 3
M.2SATASSD
a
r
a a
M.2PCIeSSD
a a a a
NoM.2SSDInstalled
a a a a
a: Available, r: Not available
Connector
Type of
M.2SSD
80
F_USB30
F_U B_ 
F_  F_ 
 _ B
BS_ B
SB_ B
_S  S_ _ B _U _ B
 
 
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 
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 
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S
_S 
SSU
 
1 2 3  
 S3
BSSS

U
 __ 3
F_USB3F
S  _ S  _
S  _
SF
 
B_
B_
F _0
S S
_0F
_F
_
_
__B
 
U
S  _S
_
SF_
B 
USB0_B
B_
F_USB3

F_USB303

_

_3U
S_
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