ASRock Forums : How many SATA devices will z370 Taichi support? https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:30:28 +0000 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:23:29 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=10008 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[How many SATA devices will z370 Taichi support? : Dear Pizzathehut, Thank...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10008&PID=57352&title=how-many-sata-devices-will-z370-taichi-support#57352 Author: ASRock_TSD
Subject: 10008
Posted: 26 Oct 2018 at 10:23am

Dear Pizzathehut,

 

Thank you for choosing ASRock.

 

The Z370 Taichi has total 8SATA ports. If none of the M.2 slots is in used, the all 8 SATA ports can beused.

[M2_1], [SATA3_0 and SATA3_1]share lanes. If connect a M.2 device to M2_1, the SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 will bedisabled.

[M2_2], [SATA3_4 and SATA3_5]share lanes. If connect a M.2 device to M2_2, the SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 will bedisabled.

 

Yours truly,

ASRock TSD

]]> Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:23:29 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10008&PID=57352&title=how-many-sata-devices-will-z370-taichi-support#57352 <![CDATA[How many SATA devices will z370 Taichi support? : No M.2 devices means you can utilize...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10008&PID=57351&title=how-many-sata-devices-will-z370-taichi-support#57351 Author: RLGL
Subject: 10008
Posted: 26 Oct 2018 at 8:07am

No M.2 devices means you can utilize all the SATA ports.]]> Fri, 26 Oct 2018 08:07:16 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10008&PID=57351&title=how-many-sata-devices-will-z370-taichi-support#57351 <![CDATA[How many SATA devices will z370 Taichi support? : I&#039;m putting together a new...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10008&PID=57348&title=how-many-sata-devices-will-z370-taichi-support#57348 Author: pizzathehut
Subject: 10008
Posted: 26 Oct 2018 at 1:45am

I'm putting together a new system and plan to have 5 storage devices and 2 DVD/Blu-Ray devices which all use SATA for their connection.  There will be *NO* M.2 devices.  The simple question is: can this motherboard support a configuration consisting 7 total SATA devices?

The specs for the board state there are 8 total SATA ports.  However, reading the manual I came across the following language: "* M2_1, SATA3_0 andSATA3_1 share lanes. Ifeither one of them is inuse, the others will bedisabled.* M2_2, SATA3_4 andSATA3_5 share lanes. Ifeither one of them is inuse, the others will bedisabled.* If M2_3 is occupied bya SATA-type M.2 device,SATA3_3 will be disabled."

This wording is ambiguous and can be interpreted two ways.  Which of the following is the correct interpretation?
1.  Using M2 slots 1 or 2 will disable SATA port 0/1 or 4/5 respectively
2.  Populating any one of  M2 slot 1, SATA 3 slot 0, or SATA3 slot 1 disables the other two ports.

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