Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 - Ahci Mode; Raid Mode

 When installing different types of M.2 SSDs (such as SATA SSDs, PCIe x4 SSDs, and PCIe x2 SSDs), be
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SATA controller (AHCI mode or RAID mode).
• AHCI mode:
SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_4 SATA3_5
SATA Express SATA Express SATA Express
SATA SSD
r
a a a a a
a a a
PCIe x4 SSD
a a a a a a
a a a
PCIe x2 SSD
a a a a a a
a a a
a: Supported,r: Not supported
Connector
Type of SSD
• RAID mode:
SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_4 SATA3_5
SATA Express SATA Express SATA Express
SATA SSD
r
a a a a a
a a a
PCIe x4 SSD
a a a a a
r
a a
r
PCIe x2 SSD
a a a a a
r
a a
r
No SSDs
Installed
a a a a a a
a a a
a: Supported,r: Not supported
Connector
Type of SSD
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