PCI_E3 slot, M.2 slots, U.2 port and SATA ports share the same bandwidth. Please refer to manual for PCI_E3/ U.2/ M.2/ SATA Combination table.Please refer to manual for Intel® Optane™ Memory Configuration.
RAID
Intel® X299 Chipset
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 storage devices1
M.2 PCIe RAID volume can be created with M.2/Optane Genie. Please refer to manual for M.2 PCIe SSD RAID.
USB
ASMedia® ASM3142 Chipset
1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-A port on the back panel
2 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (Super Speed USB 10Gbps) Type-C ports(1 port on the back panel, 1 port available through the internal USB connector)
ASMedia® ASM1074 Hub
3 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) Type-A ports on theback panel
Intel® X299 Chipset
5 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (1 port on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
7 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (3 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
WIRSLESS LAN & BLUETOOTH®
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 module (optional)
The Wireless module is pre-install in the M2_3 (Key-E) slot.
Supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual band (2.4GHz, 5GHz) up to 867 Mbps speed.