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Hardware Installation
Follow the steps below to correctly install an M.2 SSD in the M.2 connector.
Step 1:
Get a screw and a standoff from the included M.2
screw kit. Locate the M.2 connector where you will
install the M.2 SSD, use a screwdriver to unfasten
the screw on the heatsink and then remove the
heatsink.
Step 3:
Press the M.2 SSD down and then secure it with
the screw. Replace the heatsink and secure it to
the original hole.
Step 4:
The installation is completed, as shown in the
picture above.
Step 2:
Locate the proper mounting hole for the M.2
SSD to be installed and then tighten the standoff
rst.InserttheM.2SSDintotheM.2connector
at an angle.
12) M2M/M2Q/M2P/M2C (M.2 Socket 3 Connectors)
 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.RefertoChapter3,"ConguringaRAIDSet,"forinstructionsonconguringaRAIDarray.
M2M
F_USB30
F_U
B_ 
F_  F_ 
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BS_
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_U
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U
S  _S
_
SF_
B 
USB0_B
B_
F_USB3

F_USB303
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S_
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M2Q
F_USB30
F_U
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F_  F_ 
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_
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BS_
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B
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
S_
_
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_U
_
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S
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

U
S  _S
_
SF_
B 
USB0_B
B_
F_USB3

F_USB303

_

_3U
S_
80 60
M2C
F_USB30
F_U
B_ 
F_  F_ 

_
B
BS_
B
SB_
B
_S

S_
_
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_U
_
B
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S  _S
_
SF_
B 
USB0_B
B_
F_USB3
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F_USB303

_

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F_USB30
F_U
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F_  F_ 
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BS_
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SB_
B
_S

S_
_
B
_U
_
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
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M2P
Select the proper hole for the M.2 SSD to be installed and refasten the screw and standoff.