What Is an NVMe Slot and What Does It Look Like?

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2 SATA devices as specified on the ASUS website Since my laptop came with a SATA SSD does that indicate the motherboard does NOT support NVMe

You could also get a adaptor to plug into the pci-e ports on them motherboard You will get same speed and stability with it And you CAN choose Yes 8x = 16x Its not stated in motherboard manuals because it isn't a motherboard limitation, the limitation is on the CPU You need to

roulette with track slot The 2 notch slot is for SATA This is an older and slower technology Some manufacturers make motherboards that have a slot that can be used 2 drives are “keyed” at one end so as to prevent the end-user from inserting them in an incompatible socket PCIe NVMe drives are 'M' keyed SATA ones,