Gigabyte Z390 M - Page 16

7) M2Q/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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BS_
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B
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S_
_
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_
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S  _
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S
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_
__B
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
U
S  _S
_
SF_
USB0_B
B_
F_USB3

F_USB303
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F_USB30
F_U
B_ 
F_  F_ 
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BS_
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B
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SF_
USB0_B
B_
F_USB3

F_USB303

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S_
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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.
M2Q
M2P
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1connector.Refertothefollowingtablefordetails.
• M2Q:
SATA3 0 SATA3 1 SATA3 2 SATA3 3 SATA3 4 SATA3 5
M.2PCIeSSD*
a a a a a a
NoM.2SSDInstalled
a a a a a a
a: Available, r: Not available
* TheM2QconnectorsupportsonlyPCIeSSDs.
Connector
Type of
M.2SSD
• M2P:
SATA3 0 SATA3 1 SATA3 2 SATA3 3 SATA3 4 SATA3 5
M.2SATASSD
a
r
a a a a
M.2PCIeSSD
a a a a a a
NoM.2SSDInstalled
a a a a a a
a: Available, r: Not available
Connector
Type of
M.2SSD
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