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Hardware Installation
14) M2P (M.2 Socket 3 Connector)
 TheM.2connectorsupportsM.2SATASSDsorM.2PCIeSSDsandsupportsRAIDconguration.Please
notethattheM.2connectorsupportsSATARAIDonly.RefertoChapter3,"ConguringaRAIDSet,"for
instructionsonconguringaRAIDarray.
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Select the proper hole for the M.2 SSD to be installed and refasten the screw and standoff.
Follow the steps below to correctly install an M.2 SSD in the M.2 connector.
Step 2:
Press the M.2 SSD down and then secure it with
the screw.
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.
SATA3 0 SATA3 1 SATA3 2 SATA3 3 SATA3 4 SATA3 5 SATA3 6 SATA3 7
M.2 SATA SSD
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Connector
Type of
M.2 SSD
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 M2P connector shares bandwidth with the
SATA30connector.Refertothefollowingtablesfordetails.