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M2A_CPU M.2 Socket 3 Connector, SATA3 0/1/2/3 SATA 6Gb/s Connectors

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F_USB3 7) SATA3 0/1/2/3 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The SATA connectors support RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 3, "Configuring a RAID Set," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. SATA3 1 73 Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 1 72 1 0 1 7 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 1 7 6 RXP 7 GND F_USB30 3 _3 U 8) M2A_CPU (M.2 Socket 3 Connector) The M.2 connectors support M.2 SATA SSDs or M.2 PCIe SSDs and support RAID configuration. Please note that an M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to create a RAID set with a SATA hard drive. Refer to Chapter 3, "Configuring a RAID Set," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. S S_F 42 60 80 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 mounting clip first. 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 by pressing the clip pin into the mounting hole. Select the proper hole for the mounting clip according to the length of the M.2 SSD to be installed. B S F_ _ _B _ S_ F _0 _F _0 F - 15 - _U _ B F_USB3 F __ 3

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8)
M2A_CPU (M.2 Socket 3 Connector)
The M.2 connectors support M.2 SATA SSDs or M.2 PCIe SSDs and support RAID configuration. Please
note that an M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to create a RAID set with a SATA hard drive. Refer to Chapter
3, "Configuring a RAID Set," for instructions on configuring a RAID array.
7)
SATA3 0/1/2/3 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA
1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The SATA connectors support
RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10. Refer to Chapter 3, "Configuring a RAID Set," for instructions on configuring
a RAID array.
Pin No.
Definition
1
GND
2
TXP
3
TXN
4
GND
5
RXN
6
RXP
7
GND
1
1
1
1
SATA3
7
7
7
7
80
60
42
2
1
0
3
Select the proper hole for the mounting clip according to the length of the M.2 SSD to be installed.
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 mounting clip first.
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 by pressing the clip pin into the mounting hole.
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