Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard - Manual (Page 66)

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Chapter 2
5. Peel the plastic films off the thermal pads (A), secure the cover to the ROG HYPER
M.2 card with the cover screws that you removed earlier (B), then install the ROG
HYPER M.2 card into a PCIe slot (C).
4. Install the M.2 storage devices into the onboard M.2 slots (A), then secure the M.2
storage devices with the bundled screws (B).
• When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, Hyper M.2_1 slot can
support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
• When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_1 slot can
support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.
• When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1 or PCIEX16(G5)_2,
Hyper M.2_2 slot will be disabled.
• When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper
M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.