I bought a Asus TUF x570 and I can't figure out the m.2 slots.
I can't find in the manual or on the website, how the m.2s are controlled. Are they both CPU, or one CPU and the other chipset?
I would assume the slot near the CPU is CPU controlled and the one near the chipset is chipset controlled.
The board comes with one heat spreader and a foam support square pre-installed on the lower m.2 slot. They don't appear to be movable to the upper slot. As much as I probably don't need a heat spreader on my drive, I doubt it could do harm.
So, I'm trying to figure out:
1. What controls each m.2 slot on this board
2. How did you find the answer so I can do it in the future
3. Why Asus seems to assume the lower slot is the preferable one by installing the heat spreader there.
Any help is appreciated.
I can't find in the manual or on the website, how the m.2s are controlled. Are they both CPU, or one CPU and the other chipset?
I would assume the slot near the CPU is CPU controlled and the one near the chipset is chipset controlled.
The board comes with one heat spreader and a foam support square pre-installed on the lower m.2 slot. They don't appear to be movable to the upper slot. As much as I probably don't need a heat spreader on my drive, I doubt it could do harm.
So, I'm trying to figure out:
1. What controls each m.2 slot on this board
2. How did you find the answer so I can do it in the future
3. Why Asus seems to assume the lower slot is the preferable one by installing the heat spreader there.
Any help is appreciated.


