Gigabyte GA-H170M-HD3 DDR3 User Manual - Page 15

AHCI mode, RAID mode, When installing different types of M.2 SSDs including SATA SSDs, PCIe x4 SSDs

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When installing different types of M.2 SSDs (including SATA SSDs, PCIe x4 SSDs, and PCIe x2 SSDs), be sure to refer to the supported configurations in the tables below according to the operating mode of your SATA controller (AHCI mode or RAID mode). •• AHCI mode: Connector SATA3_0 SATA3_1 Type of SSD SATA Express SATA SSD r a a PCIe x4 SSD a a a PCIe x2 SSD a a a No SSDs a a Installed a a: Supported, r: Not supported. SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA Express a a a a a a a a a a a a SATA3_4 SATA3_5 - a a - a a - a a - a a - •• RAID mode: Connector SATA3_0 SATA3_1 Type of SSD SATA Express SATA SSD r a a PCIe x4 SSD a a a PCIe x2 SSD a a a No SSDs a a Installed a a: Supported, r: Not supported. SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA Express a a a a a a a a a a a a SATA3_4 SATA3_5 - a a - a r - a r - a a - - 15 -

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When installing different types of M.2 SSDs (including SATA SSDs, PCIe x4 SSDs, and PCIe x2 SSDs), be
sure to refer to the supported configurations in the tables below according to the operating mode of your
SATA controller (AHCI mode or RAID mode).
AHCI mode:
SATA3_0
SATA3_1
SATA3_2
SATA3_3
SATA3_4
SATA3_5
SATA Express
SATA Express
-
SATA SSD
r
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
-
PCIe x4 SSD
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
-
PCIe x2 SSD
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
-
No SSDs
Installed
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
-
a
: Supported,
r
: Not supported.
Connector
Type of SSD
RAID mode:
SATA3_0
SATA3_1
SATA3_2
SATA3_3
SATA3_4
SATA3_5
SATA Express
SATA Express
-
SATA SSD
r
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
-
PCIe x4 SSD
a
a
a
a
a
r
a
a
-
PCIe x2 SSD
a
a
a
a
a
r
a
a
-
No SSDs
Installed
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
-
a
: Supported,
r
: Not supported.
Connector
Type of SSD
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