User manual

ASUS Z170M-PLUS
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11. Intel
®
Z170 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~6, SATAEXPRESS)
TheseconnectorsconnecttoSerialATA6.0Gb/sharddiskdrivesviaSerialATA6.0
Gb/ssignalcables.
Whenusinghot-plugandNCQ,settheSATA Mode SelectionitemintheBIOSto[AHCI].
See section 2.6.5 SATA Configuration for details.
• M.2socketandSATAExpressconnectorsupportPCIeandSATAdevicesinPCIe
andSATAmodes.
• WhenadeviceinPCIemodeisinstalledontheM.2socket,SATAExpresssupports
devicesinbothPCIeandSATAmodes.
• WhenadeviceinSATAmodeisinstalledontheM.2socket,SATAExpresssupports
onePCIemodedeviceoroneSATAmodedevice(installedonSATA6G_2connector
only).Inthissetup,thesystemsetsahigherpriorityforM.2socketthantheSATA
Expressconnector.
• TheSATAEXPRESSconnectorcansupportoneSATAExpressdeviceoratmosttwo
SATAdevices.
SATA6G_6
GND
RSATA_TXP3
RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXN3
RSATA_RXP3
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP6
RSATA_TXN6
GND
RSATA_RXN6
RSATA_RXP6
GND
SATA6G_5
SATA6G_3
GND
RSATA_TXP4
RSATA_TXN4
GND
RSATA_RXN4
RSATA_RXP4
GND
SATA6G_4
GND
RSATA_TXP5
RSATA_TXN5
GND
RSATA_RXN5
RSATA_RXP5
GND
Z170M-PLUS
Z170M-PLUS Intel
®
SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors
A B
A
B
SATA6G_2
SATA6G_1
SATAEXPRESS
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXN1
RSATA_RXP1
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXN2
RSATA_RXP2
GND
Floating
Device_Reset
GND
Detection