Connect a NVMe m2 ssd to a SATA m2 port

Connect a NVMe m2 ssd to a SATA m2 port m 2 nvme slot on motherboard There are two types of SSDs: SATA and NVMe SATA uses an older interface with one designed around hard drives while NVMe is designed for flash memory m2_1 slot 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,

m2_1 slot 2 specified SSD, your motherboard will need to have an slot The 2 is the SSD form factor, while NVMe is the interface that connects it to the

m2 slot screw slots on the motherboard will usually support both PCIe and SATA but those on add-in cards will often only support one or the other There The top slot which my older gen 3 drive is in is the one that has dedicated PCIE lanes direct to the CPU from the NVME slot though and is the