User's Manual

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
14. U.2 connector (U.2)
ThismotherboardcomeswithaU.2connectorwhichsupportsPCIe3.0x4NVM
Expressstorage.
TheU.2connectorsharesbandwidthwiththeM.2_1socket.AdjusttheBIOSsettingsto
useU.2devices.
15. M.2 sockets (M.2_1(Socket 3))
ThissocketallowsyoutoinstallanM.2SSDmodule.
• M.2_1socketsupportsPCIe3.0x4andSATAmodeMKeydesignandtype2242/
2260/2280/22110PCIeandSATAstoragedevices.
• ThesesocketssupportIRST(Intel
®
RapidStorageTechnology).
TheM.2SSDmoduleispurchasedseparately.