Storage
Connector
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• 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology
18), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*
• 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061,
support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
* M2_2, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 share lanes. If either one of
them is in use, the others will be disabled.
* M2_3, SATA3_4, SATA3_5 and PCIE4 share lanes. If either
one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.
Please refer to the following link to configure a PCIE SSD RAID
on M2_3 slot and other M.2 slots.
FAQ Link: https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z590%20Taichi/
index.asp#FAQ
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2280 M.2
PCI Express module up to Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) (with 11
Intel® Core™ Processors) or Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s) (with 10
Intel® Core™ Processors)**
• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type
2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI
Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_3), supports M Key type
2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module
and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
** Supports Intel® Optane
** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
• 1 x SPI TPM Header
• 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
• 2 x RGB LED Headers
* Support in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
• 2 x Addressable LED Headers
* Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip
• 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
* The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum
1A (12W) fan power.
• 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan
Speed Control)
* CPU_FAN2/WP_3A supports the water cooler fan of maxi-
mum 3A (36W) fan power.
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