ASRock Z170 Skylake Gaming-ITX/ac SATA

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Hi

I'm thinking of purchasing this motherboard but I am uncertain about the following in the manual:

"Please be noted that if the Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1) is occupied by a SATA-type M.2
device, SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and the SATA function of the SATA Express connector will be
disabled." (my emphasis)

I just need clarity if a M.2 NVME device will also disable the two SATA ports or if these are only disabled as the text says with a M.2 SATA device.  I'm not sure if the wording in the manual is accurate or just badly worded!  I will be using this motherboard in a NAS so I want to use the M.2 socket as well as all the SATA ports.

Thanks.

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Steve_147 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2016 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve_147 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: ASRock Z170 Skylake Gaming-ITX/ac SATA Posted: 04 Jun 2016 at 7:05am
	Hi I'm thinking of purchasing this motherboard but I am uncertain about the following in the manual: "Please be noted that if the Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1) is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and the SATA function of the SATA Express connector will be disabled." (my emphasis) I just need clarity if a M.2 NVME device will also disable the two SATA ports or if these are only disabled as the text says with a M.2 SATA device. I'm not sure if the wording in the manual is accurate or just badly worded! I will be using this motherboard in a NAS so I want to use the M.2 socket as well as all the SATA ports. Thanks.

Dils Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23 May 2016 Location: Latvia Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dils Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jun 2016 at 9:22pm
	In this case manual is correct. I have Samsung 951 (MZVPV256HDGL) as boot device in M.2 socket and all sata connectors is usable. SATA_0, SATA_1 working with HDD, SATA_5 ODD.

Steve_147 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2016 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve_147 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jun 2016 at 7:02am
	Many thanks for the reply. Much appreciated.