3211 M.2 SSD Support

CS500 model 3211 S2600BP motherboard and riser card 2, M.2 SSD connector.

The 3211 compute node supports two M.2 SSD drives. One through an onboard connector on the motherboard and one located on the backside of riser card 2.

The motherboard includes an M.2 SSD connector capable of supporting a PCIe or SATA SSD up to 42mm. The SATA controller embedded within the chipset provides this connector with the SATA port. PCIe x4 lanes are routed from the chipset and can be supported in single processor configurations. Circuitry within the motherboard automatically detects the type of device plugged into the M.2 connector.

The M.2 connector located on riser card 2 is capable of supporting PCIe M.2 SSDs that conform to 80mm. PCIe x4 lanes to the M.2 connector are routed through the PCI riser slot and are supported from CPU 1.