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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 and standoff packs. Locate the M.2 con-
nector where you will install the M.2 SSD, use a
screwdriver to unfasten the screw on the heatsink
and then remove the heatsink.
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.
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.
12) M2M/M2A/M2P (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.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.
F_USB30
F_U
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USB0_B
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F_USB3
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F_USB30
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
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SF_
USB0_B
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F_USB3
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F_USB303
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M2M
M2A
M2P
Select the proper hole for the M.2 SSD to be installed and refasten the screw and standoff.
F_USB30
F_U
B_ 
F_  F_ 
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BS_
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USB0_B
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F_USB3
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F_USB303
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S_
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