Which Slot to use?

m 2 and nvme slot difference   Dan m2 expansion slot

is a slot that can interface with SATA , PCI Express

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, Sometimes asus motherboards have slotsports disabled by default Go into the bios and make sure whatever slots you want to use are configured

popeye slot machine However, if it is made for NVMe SSD, its notch will be placed on the right side and it can work with not only NVMe but with the SATA devices NVMe connections, on the other hand, allow the SSD to read data directly from the PCI-E slot right on the motherboard The drive uses the power