User's Manual

ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1
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Chapter 1
2. ASMedia
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Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_E12)
These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 Gb/s
signal cables.
• ASMedia storage controller can only support AHCI mode.
• These SATA ports are for data drives only.
3. M.2 socket 3
This socket allows you to install an M.2 (NGFF) SSD module.
• This socket supports M Key and type 2260/2280 storage devices.
• The M.2 Socket 3 shares bandwidth with SATAEXPRESS. Refer to section 3.6.3 PCH
Storage Configuration of this user guide for more details.
• When using Intel
®
Desktop Responsiveness technologies with PCIe M.2 device,
ensure to set up the Windows
®
UEFI operating system under RAID mode.
The M.2 (NGFF) SSD module is purchased separately.