Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER User Manual - Page 34

Installation Notices for the PCIEX4, M.2 and SATA Connectors - pcie lanes

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Installation Notices for the PCIEX4, 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 M2. sockets. The M2M connector shares bandwidth with the SATA3 4, 5 connectors. The M2A connector shares bandwidth with the SATA3 1; the M2P connector shares bandwidth with the PCIEX4 connector. Refer to the following tables for details. •• M2M: Type of M.2 SSD Connector SATA3 0 M.2 SATA SSD a SATA3 1 a SATA3 2 a SATA3 3 a SATA3 4 r SATA3 5 r M.2 PCIe SSD a a a a r r No M.2 SSD Installed a a a a a a a: Available, r: Not available •• M2A: Type of M.2 SSD Connector M.2 SATA SSD SATA3 0 a SATA3 1 r SATA3 2 a SATA3 3 a SATA3 4 a SATA3 5 a M.2 PCIe SSD a a a a a a No M.2 SSD Installed a a a a a a a: Available, r: Not available •• M2P: Type of M.2 SSD Connector PCIEX4 M.2 PCIe SSD * a(Note) SATA3 0 a SATA3 1 a SATA3 2 a SATA3 3 a SATA3 4 a SATA3 5 a No M.2 SSD Installed a a a a a a a a: Available, r: Not available * The M2P connector supports only PCIe SSDs. (Note) The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when a PCIe SSD is installed in the M2P connector. Hardware Installation - 34 -

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Hardware Installation
(Note)
The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2
mode when a PCIe SSD is installed in the M2P connector.
M2M:
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 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
M2P:
PCIEX4
SATA3 0
SATA3 1
SATA3 2
SATA3 3
SATA3 4
SATA3 5
M.2 PCIe 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
*
The M2P connector supports only PCIe SSDs.
Connector
Type of
M.2 SSD
Installation Notices for the PCIEX4, 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 M2. sockets. The M2M connector shares bandwidth with the SATA3 4, 5
connectors. The M2A connector shares bandwidth with the SATA3 1; the M2P connector shares bandwidth with
the PCIEX4 connector. Refer to the following tables for details.
M2A:
SATA3 0
SATA3 1
SATA3 2
SATA3 3
SATA3 4
SATA3 5
M.2 SATA SSD
a
r
a
a
a
a
M.2 PCIe SSD
a
a
a
a
a
a
No M.2 SSD Installed
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
: Available,
r
: Not available
Connector
Type of
M.2 SSD