Storage
RAID
Connector
8
• 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type
2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type
2242/2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type
2260/2280/22110 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s)
modes*
* Supports Intel® Optane
* Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA
storage devices
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 NVMe
storage devices
• 1 x SPI TPM Header
• 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
• 1 x RGB LED Header
* Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
• 3 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)
* The CPU/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of
maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
• 4 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan
Speed Control)
* The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of
maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
* CPU_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN1~4/WP can auto detect if
3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
TM
Technology (M2_2 and M2_3 only)