M.2/ SATA & SATAe combination table
Slot
M2_1
SATA_EX1
SATA_EX2
(optional)
SATA1
SATA2
SATA3
SATA4
SATA5
SATA6
(SATA: M.2 SATA SSD, PCIe: M.2 PCIe SSD, ✓: available, ─: unavailable)
M.2 slots with examples of various combination possibilities
1xM.2 SATA SSD + 1xSATAe HDD +
4xSATA HDDs
SATA
1xM.2 PCIe SSD + 4xSATA HDDs
PCIe
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Overview of Components
Available SATA/ SATAe connectors
Empty
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
1xM.2 SATA SSD + 2xSATAe HDDs +
2xSATA HDDs
1xM.2 PCIe SSD + 2xSATAe HDDs
SATA
✓
✓
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─
✓
✓
✓
✓
SATA
PCIe
PCIe
✓
✓
✓
✓
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✓
✓