ASRock Z170 OC Formula User Manual - Page 29

Z170 OC Formula Serial ATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0 see p.7, No. 14) (SATA3_1: see p.7, No. 16) (SATA3_2: see p.7, No. 15) (SATA3_3: see p.7, No. 17) (SATA3_4: see p.7, No. 26) (SATA3_5: see p.7, No. 25) (SATA3_A1 see p.7, No. 22) SATA3_5 SATA3_4 (SATA3_A2 see p.7, No. 23) (SATA3_A3: see p.7, No. 20) (SATA3_A4: see p.7, No. 21) SATA3_A1 SATA3_A3 SATA3_1 SATA3_0 SATA3_A2 SATA3_A4 SATA3_3 SATA3_2 hese ten SATA3 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices with up to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. he SATA3_0, SATA3_1 are shared with the SATA_EXP0. he SATA3_2, SATA3_3 are shared with the SATA_ EXP1. he SATA3_4, SATA3_5 are shared with the SATA_EXP2. To minimize the boot time, use Intel® Z170 SATA ports (SATA3_0) for your bootable devices. Serial ATA Express Connectors (SATA_EXP_0: see p.7, No. 18) (SATA_EXP_1: see p.7, No. 19) (SATA_EXP_2: see p.7, No. 24) SATA_EXP2 SATA3_5 SATA3_4 SATA_EXP0 SATA3_1 SATA3_0 SATA_EXP1 SATA3_3 SATA3_2 Please connect either SATA or PCIe storage devices to these connectors. *SATA_EXP0 is shared with the SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and the M2_1; SATA_EXP1 is shared with the SATA3_2, SATA3_3 and the M2_2; SATA_EXP2 is shared with the SATA3_4, SATA3_5 and the M2_3. English 23