Storage
RAID
Connector
12
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
* USB3_2 is from ASMedia ASM3042.
* USB3_1 and USB3_2 are the Lightning Gaming Ports.
• 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
• 1 x Clear CMOS Button
• 1 x BIOS Flashback Button
• HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /
Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks with LED)
• 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors*
* If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 will
be disabled.
• 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061
• 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
2260/2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode**
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type
2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64
Gb/s) mode**
** 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
TM
Technology (M2_2 and M2_3 only)