8x M.2
M.2_1 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices
M.2_2 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices
M.2_3 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices
M.2_4 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 22110/2280 devices
M.2_5 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260 devices
M.2_6 Source (From CPU+Chipset) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4 + PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2242 devices
4x SATA 6G
M.2_1 Source (via M.2 XPANDER-Z SLIDER GEN5) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4 , supports 2280 devices
M.2_2 Source (via M.2 XPANDER-Z SLIDER GEN5) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4 , supports 2280 devices

* Supports onboard 6x M.2 slots and additional 2x M.2 slots via M.2 card.
** M.2_6 default from chipset, can support PCIe 5.0 x4 (From CPU) by manual BIOS adjustment.
*** PCI_E1 slot will run at x8 speed and PCI_E2 slot will run at x4 speed when installing PCIe Gen 5 M.2 device in the M2_6 slot.
**** Please refer to the manual for M.2 SSD heatsink restrictions.