USB
Storage
RAID
Continued from previous page
y ASMedia
ASM3142 Chipset
®
1x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-A port
on the back panel
1x USB 3.1 Gen2 (Super Speed USB 10Gbps) Type-C
port on the back panel
y Intel
X299 Chipset
®
8x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 ports on
the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal
USB connector)
6x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 ports on the
back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB
connectors)
Intel
X299 Chipset
®
y 8x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
y 2x M.2 slots (Key M)*
Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
M2_1 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage
devices
M2_2 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices
Intel Optane™ Memory Ready**
y Supports Intel
Smart Response Technology
®
* M.2 slots and SATA ports maximum support 2x M.2 PCIe SSD + 8x SATA HDD.
Please refer to page 18 for M.2 & SATA Combination table.
**Please refer to the Intel
®
website.
Intel
X299 Chipset
®
y Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA
storage devices
y Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 storage devices*
* M.2 PCIe RAID volume can be created with M.2/Optane Genie.
Continued on next page
Optane™ Memory Configuration Guide on MSI
5
Specifications