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Topic: Z390 taichi storage question

Posted By: tminer
Subject: Z390 taichi storage question
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 10:41pm

" rel="nofollow - Hi, i currently got 8 SATA HDDs and looking for upgrade to z390 platform. Is it correct that i will only able to add 1 extra m.2 NVMe ssd to M2_2 slot?

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Posted By: Animalm4st3r
Date Posted: 15 Oct 2018 at 4:46am

How difficult is it to check the product page.

8 SATA3, 3 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)

Posted By: ASRock_TSD
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2018 at 10:11am

Dear Tminer,

ASRock Z390 Taichi has 8 SATA ports and 3 ultra M.2 slots which supports PCIe Gen3 x4 and SATA3 M.2 SSD.

Because the [M2_1, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 share lanes] and [M2_3, SATA3_4 and SATA3_5], if either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.

If you want to connect 8 SATA HDDs, you can only use one PCIe type M.2 at M2_2 slot.

https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/Z390%20Taichi/index.asp#Specification" rel="nofollow - https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/Z390%20Taichi/index.asp#Specification

Thank you!

Yours truly,

ASRock TSD

Posted By: tminer
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2018 at 2:33pm

" rel="nofollow - Thanks ASRock_TSD,

As i see the M2_2 slot is right under GPU which is bulky and hot, would that require extra cooling for the SSD?