https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 16 May 2026 05:47:38 +0000 Tue, 11 May 2021 23:22:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=18788 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18788&PID=87014&title=z390-extreme-4-use-of-nvme-m-2#87014 Author: Cambesa
Subject: 18788
Posted: 11 May 2021 at 11:22pm

I tried other conbfigurations and the exact inverse of described above worked. So the EVO is on M2_1, and the sata ports 4 and 5 are unconnected now and 0 and 1 are connected and work.]]> Tue, 11 May 2021 23:22:09 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18788&PID=87014&title=z390-extreme-4-use-of-nvme-m-2#87014 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18788&PID=87011&title=z390-extreme-4-use-of-nvme-m-2#87011 Author: Cambesa
Subject: 18788
Posted: 11 May 2021 at 10:47pm

Thanks, I connected the EVO to the M2_1, took out one harddrive which was only 250gb. So now I have 6 satas connected to 2 to 7. But two harddrives are not found. Any advice on this matter? The sata 1 and 2 are not connected so this should work. The cpu is an i9 9900k so that should not be the limiting factor. The GPU is mounted right below the m2 ssd and works fine.]]> Tue, 11 May 2021 22:47:43 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18788&PID=87011&title=z390-extreme-4-use-of-nvme-m-2#87011 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18788&PID=86992&title=z390-extreme-4-use-of-nvme-m-2#86992 Author: ASRock_TSD
Subject: 18788
Posted: 11 May 2021 at 12:26pm

Hi Cambesa,

Thank you for your post.

According to the Z390 Extreme 4's specification, when using the 1 M.2 slots on the motherboard, it will disable two SATA ports.

M2_1, SATA3_0, and SATA3_1 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.
M2_2, SATA3_4, and SATA3_5 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.

In your case, the maximum number of storage is 1 M.2 SSD + 6 SATA HDD/SSD.

Please refer to our website for more information about Z390 Extreme 4.
https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/Z390%20Extreme4/index.asp#Specification

If you have other questions, please feel free to contact us.

All the best,
ASRock TSD
]]> Tue, 11 May 2021 12:26:17 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18788&PID=86992&title=z390-extreme-4-use-of-nvme-m-2#86992 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18788&PID=86943&title=z390-extreme-4-use-of-nvme-m-2#86943 Author: Cambesa
Subject: 18788
Posted: 09 May 2021 at 1:15am

Hello Asrock,

I've read that other versions of the Z390 block certain sata ports to enable the use of NVMe M.2 SSD's. How is this set up on the Asrock Z390 Extreme 4? I've currently connected 7 satas and I would like to add 1 NVMe SSD. The "Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB M.2 SSD".

Can I connect this to any of the two ports without it interfering with the Sata ports or should I take another approach?

Kind regards,

Cambesa]]> Sun, 09 May 2021 01:15:45 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18788&PID=86943&title=z390-extreme-4-use-of-nvme-m-2#86943