Z170Extreme4 -> Location of the Intel and ASM SATA
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Topic: Z170Extreme4 -> Location of the Intel and ASM SATA
Posted By: Grayson
Subject: Z170Extreme4 -> Location of the Intel and ASM SATA
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2016 at 1:46pm
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Hi, i by a new Z170Extreme to build my new PC. I have this Devices: - Sandisk 480GB SSD, - WD 1 TB Blue SATA HD, - LG DVD-Burner SATA. The Board have 8 SATA Ports, but i dont now what are the 6 ports from the Z170 Chip and what are the Ports from the ASM1061 Chip. Intel Lower right Corner? ASM ? Witch ports i shut use for my 3 device? Regards Grayson
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Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2016 at 2:06pm
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From what I can see in your user manual they all seem to be provided by the chipset but I would recommend using the cluster of ports under the chipset heatsink at the bottom of the board. ------------- 
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Posted By: Grayson
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2016 at 2:23pm
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Hi, i think i am a little idiot  ... the extrem 4 have "only" 6 Ports from Intel Chip...The Extrem6/7 have a ASM1061 only.... Sorry, But where shut i plug the boot device -> sandisk SSD and where the other device -> WD Blue and LG-DVD? Regards Grayson
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Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2016 at 2:32pm
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It really shouldn't make much (if any) difference as the ports are all provided by the same controller and you are not using SATA express or M.2 devices. If you plan on adding an M.2 or SATA express drive at some point in the future then look at the user manual and make sure you connect your drives to unshared ports. On your board it seems ports 0 and 1 are shared with SATAe and M.2 respectively. As it is unlikely that you will ever use a SATA express device I would connect the optical drive to port 0 and your SSD and hard disk to ports 2 and 3. That way if you ever add an M.2 drive (prices are pretty reasonable now) you won't have to worry about moving around SATA cables to make it work. -------------
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Posted By: Grayson
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2016 at 3:10pm
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Ok Thanks for the Informations, Regards Grayson
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