User’s Manual

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
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7. SATA 6Gb/s port
The SATA 6Gb/s port allows you to connect SATA devices such as optical disc drives
and hard disk drives via a SATA cable.
SATA6G_1
SATA6G_2
SATA6G_3
SATA6G_4
• If you installed SATA storage devices to the SATA6G_1-4 ports, you can create a
RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology through
the onboard Intel
®
Z790 chipset.
• To install a SATA device , please refer to the Motherboard Installation Guide on
the ASUS support site.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to the RAID Configuration Guide. You can
download the RAID Configuration Guide from the ASUS website.
6. M.2 slot
The M.2 slot allows you to install M.2 devices such as M.2 SSD modules.
M.2_1(Socket3)
M.2_2(Socket3)
M.2_3(Socket3)
M.2_4(Socket3)
M.2_5(Socket3)
• Intel
®
Core™ Processors (14
th
& 13
th
& 12
th
Gen):
- M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
- M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
• Intel
®
Z790 Chipset
- M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
• M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5). When M.2_1 is occupied with SSD
device, PCIEX16(G5) will run x8 only.
• Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.