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6) M2F_32G (M.2 Socket 3 Connector)
 TheM.2connectorsupportsM.2SATASSDsorM.2PCIeSSDsandsupportsSATARAIDconguration.
PleasenotethatanM.2PCIeSSDcannotbeusedtocreateaRAIDarray.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 and standoff from the motherboard. Locate the proper mounting
holefortheM.2SSDtobeinstalledandthenscrewthestandoffrst.
Step 2:
SlidetheM.2SSDintotheconnectoratanangle.
Step 3:
PresstheM.2SSDdownandthensecureitwiththescrew.
SelecttheproperholefortheM.2SSDtobeinstalledandrefastenthescrewandstandoff.
F_USB30
F_U
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F_  F_ 
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7) SPDIF_O (S/PDIF Out Header)
 ThisheadersupportsdigitalS/PDIFOutandconnectsaS/PDIFdigitalaudiocable(providedbyexpansion
cards)fordigitalaudiooutputfromyourmotherboardtocertainexpansioncardslikegraphicscardsand
soundcards.Forexample,somegraphicscardsmayrequireyoutouseaS/PDIFdigitalaudiocablefor
digitalaudiooutputfromyourmotherboardtoyourgraphicscardifyouwishtoconnectanHDMIdisplay
tothegraphicscardandhavedigitalaudiooutputfromtheHDMIdisplayatthesametime.Forinformation
aboutconnectingtheS/PDIFdigitalaudiocable,carefullyreadthemanualforyourexpansioncard.
Pin No. Denition
1 SPDIFO
2 GND
1
Installation Notices for the M.2 Connector:
SupportsonlyM.2SATASSDswhenusinganAMD7thGenerationA-seriesorAthlon
™
processor.Refer
to the following table for details.
M.2PCIeSSD M.2SATASSD
Ryzen
™
processor
a a
7th Generation A-series/Athlon
™
processors
r
a
a: Available, r: Not available
CPU
TypeofM.2SSD
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