MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION - Page 36

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Overview of Components
M.2/ SATA & SATAe combination table
Slot Available SATA/ SATAe connectors
M2_1 Empty SATA/ PCIe SATA/ PCIe
M2_2 SATA/ PCIe Empty SATA/ PCIe
SATA_EX1 ✓ ─ ─
SATA_EX2 ✓ ✓ ✓
SATA1 ✓ ─ ─
SATA2 ✓ ─ ─
SATA3 ✓ ✓ ✓
SATA4 ✓ ✓ ✓
SATA5 ─ ✓ ─
SATA6 ─ ✓ ─
SATA7 ✓ ✓ ✓
SATA8 ✓ ✓ ✓
(SATA: M.2 SATA SSD, PCIe: M.2 PCIe SSD, ✓: available, ─: unavailable)
M.2 slots with examples of various combination possibilities
M.2
M.2
M.2
M.2
M.2
M.2
SATA4SATA4 SATA3SATA3 SATA8SATA8
SATA8
SATA8
SATA6 SATA5SATA7SATA7
SATA7
SATA7
SATA_EX2
SATA_EX2
SATA_EX1
1xM.2 SSD + 6xSATA HDDs
2xM.2 SSDs + 4xSATA HDDs
1xM.2 SSD + 2xSATAe HDDs +
2xSATA HDDs
2xM.2 SSDs + 1xSATAe HDD +
2xSATA HDDs