Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K7 Users Manual - Page 32

Installation Notices for the PEIEX4, M.2, and SATA Connectors

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Installation Notices for the PEIEX4, 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 devices installed in the M2M_32G and M2P_32G connectors. The M2M_32G connector shares bandwidth with the SATA3 4, 5 connectors. The M2P_32G connector shares bandwidth with the PCIEX4 slot. Refer to the following tables for details. •• M2M_32G: Type of Connector M.2 SSD M.2 SATA SSD SATA3 0 a M.2 PCIe x4 SSD a M.2 PCIe x2 SSD a No M.2 SSD Installed a a: Available, r: Not available SATA3 1 a a a a SATA3 2 a a a a SATA3 3 a a a a SATA3 4 r r r a SATA3 5 r r r a •• M2P_32G: Type of Connector M.2 SSD M.2 SATA SSD PCIEX4 a(Note) M.2 PCIe x4 SSD a(Note) M.2 PCIe x2 SSD a(Note) No M.2 SSD Installed a a: Available, r: Not available SATA3 0 r a a a SATA3 1 a a a a SATA3 2 a a a a SATA3 3 a a a a SATA3 4 a a a a SATA3 5 a a a a (Note) The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P_32G connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when a PCIe SSD is installed in the M2P_32G connector. Hardware Installation - 32 -

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Hardware Installation
M2P_32G:
PCIEX4
SATA3 0
SATA3 1
SATA3 2
SATA3 3
SATA3 4
SATA3 5
M.2 SATA SSD
a
(Note)
r
a
a
a
a
a
M.2 PCIe x4 SSD
a
(Note)
a
a
a
a
a
a
M.2 PCIe x2 SSD
a
(Note)
a
a
a
a
a
a
No M.2 SSD Installed
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
: Available,
r
: Not available
Type of
M.2 SSD
Connector
Installation Notices for the PEIEX4, 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 devices installed in the M2M_32G and M2P_32G connectors. The M2M_32G connector
shares bandwidth with the SATA3 4, 5 connectors. The M2P_32G connector shares bandwidth with the PCIEX4
slot. Refer to the following tables for details.
M2M_32G:
SATA3 0
SATA3 1
SATA3 2
SATA3 3
SATA3 4
SATA3 5
M.2 SATA SSD
a
a
a
a
r
r
M.2 PCIe x4 SSD
a
a
a
a
r
r
M.2 PCIe x2 SSD
a
a
a
a
r
r
No M.2 SSD Installed
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
: Available,
r
: Not available
Connector
Type of
M.2 SSD
(Note)
The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P_32G connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to
x2 mode when a PCIe SSD is installed in the M2P_32G connector.