Gigabyte B760M AORUS PRO User Manual - Page 27

M2A_CPU/M2P_SB M.2 Socket 3 Connectors, M2A_CPU connector

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10) M2A_CPU/M2P_SB (M.2 Socket 3 Connectors) The M.2 connectors on the motherboard support only M.2 PCIe SSDs. _3 U 80 110 80 M2A_CPU M2P_SB M2A_CPU connector: Follow the steps below to correctly install an M.2 SSD in the M.2 connector. Step 1: Use a screwdriver to unfasten the screw on the heatsink. Step 2: Insert the M.2 SSD into the M.2 connector at an angle. Press down on the front end of the M.2 SSD. Remove the protective film from the thermal pad on the bottom of the heatsink. Then replace the heatsink and secure it to the original hole. M2P_SB connector: Follow the steps below to correctly install an M.2 SSD in the M.2 connector. Step 1: Locate the proper mounting hole for the M.2 SSD to be installed and then install the M.2 EZ-Latch Plus clip first. Step 2: Insert the M.2 SSD into the M.2 connector at an angle. Press down on the front end of the M.2 SSD and make sure the M.2 SSD is secured by the M.2 EZ-Latch Plus clip. * Types of M.2 SSDs supported by each M.2 connector: M.2 PCIe x4 SSD M.2 PCIe x2 SSD M2A_CPU a a M2P_SB a a M.2 SATA SSD r r && Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on using M.2 EZ-Latch Plus. Install the M.2 SSD: https://www.gigabyte.com/WebPage/920/M2-latchplus.html Remove the M.2 SSD: https://www.gigabyte.com/WebPage/921/removeM2.html * Motherboard heatsink design may vary by model. - 27 -

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10) M2A_CPU/M2P_SB (M.2 Socket 3 Connectors)
The M.2 connectors on the motherboard support only M.2 PCIe SSDs.
M2P_SB
80
110
M2A_CPU connector:
Follow the steps below to correctly install an M.2 SSD in the M.2 connector.
Step 1:
Use a screwdriver to unfasten the screw on the heatsink.
Step 2:
Insert the M.2 SSD into the M.2 connector at an angle. Press down on the front end of the M.2 SSD.
Remove the protective film from the thermal pad on the bottom of the heatsink. Then replace the heatsink
and secure it to the original hole.
M2A_CPU
80
M2P_SB connector:
Follow the steps below to correctly install an M.2 SSD in the M.2 connector.
Step 1:
Locate the proper mounting hole for the M.2 SSD to be installed and then install the M.2 EZ-Latch Plus
clip first.
Step 2:
Insert the M.2 SSD into the M.2 connector at an angle. Press down on the front end of the M.2 SSD and
make sure the M.2 SSD is secured by the M.2 EZ-Latch Plus clip.
* Types of M.2 SSDs supported by each M.2 connector:
M.2 PCIe x4 SSD
M.2 PCIe x2 SSD
M.2 SATA SSD
M2A_CPU
a
a
r
M2P_SB
a
a
r
&
Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on using M.2 EZ-Latch Plus.
Install the M.2 SSD:
Remove the M.2 SSD:
* Motherboard heatsink design may vary by model.