Gigabyte X299 AORUS Gaming 7 Pro Users Manual - Page 36

Installation Notices for the M.2 and SATA Connectors

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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 M2P_32G and M2Q_32G connectors. The M2P_32G connector shares bandwidth with the SATA3 0 connector. The M2Q_32G connector shares bandwidth with the SATA3 4, 5, 6, 7 connectors. Refer to the following tables for details. •• M2P_32G: Type of M.2 SSD Connector M.2 SATA SSD SATA3 0 r SATA3 1 a SATA3 2 a SATA3 3 a SATA3 4 a SATA3 5 a SATA3 6 a SATA3 7 a M.2 PCIe SSD a a a a a a a a No M.2 SSD Installed a a a a a a a a a: Available, r: Not available •• M2M_32G: Type of Connector M.2 SSD M.2 PCIe SSD* SATA3 0 a SATA3 1 a SATA3 2 a SATA3 3 a SATA3 4 a SATA3 5 a SATA3 6 a SATA3 7 a No M.2 SSD Installed a a a a a a a a a: Available, r: Not available * The M2M_32G connector supports only PCIe SSDs. •• M2Q_32G: Type of Connector M.2 SSD M.2 SATA SSD SATA3 0 a SATA3 1 a SATA3 2 a SATA3 3 a SATA3 4 r SATA3 5 r SATA3 6 r SATA3 7 r M.2 PCIe SSD a a a a r r r r No M.2 SSD Installed a a a a a a a a a: Available, r: Not available Hardware Installation - 36 -

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Hardware Installation
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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 M2P_32G and M2Q_32G connectors. The M2P_32G connector
shares bandwidth with the SATA3 0 connector. The M2Q_32G connector shares bandwidth with the SATA3 4,
5, 6, 7 connectors. Refer to the following tables for details.
M2P_32G:
SATA3 0
SATA3 1
SATA3 2
SATA3 3
SATA3 4
SATA3 5
SATA3 6
SATA3 7
M.2 SATA SSD
r
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
M.2 PCIe SSD
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
No M.2 SSD Installed
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
: Available,
r
: Not available
Connector
Type of
M.2 SSD
M2M_32G:
SATA3 0
SATA3 1
SATA3 2
SATA3 3
SATA3 4
SATA3 5
SATA3 6
SATA3 7
M.2 PCIe SSD*
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
No M.2 SSD Installed
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
: Available,
r
: Not available
*
The M2M_32G connector supports only PCIe SSDs.
Connector
Type of
M.2 SSD
M2Q_32G:
SATA3 0
SATA3 1
SATA3 2
SATA3 3
SATA3 4
SATA3 5
SATA3 6
SATA3 7
M.2 SATA SSD
a
a
a
a
r
r
r
r
M.2 PCIe SSD
a
a
a
a
r
r
r
r
No M.2 SSD Installed
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
: Available,
r
: Not available
Connector
Type of
M.2 SSD