Storage
RAID
Connector
8
CPU:
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type
2242/2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
Chipset:
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2280
PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2280
PCIe Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s) mode*
• 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors
* 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
• 1 x SPI TPM Header
• 1 x Chassis Intrusion 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 maxi-
mum 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.
• 3 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, CHA_FAN1~3/WP can auto detect if 3-pin
or 4-pin fan is in use.
• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
• 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power
Connector)
TM
Technology (M2_2 and M2_3 only)