Which slot on MSI Z490 motherboard supports PCIe ?

Unlike a more obvious and drastic upgrade where you can see the difference in the connector itself, PCIe 3 and 4 drives look identical from

Which slot on MSI Z490 motherboard supports PCIe ? Slot Version

Unlike a more obvious and drastic upgrade where you can see the difference in the connector itself, PCIe 3 and 4 drives look identical from

m2 slot types I believe both slots are generation 3 because chapter 1 of the manual indicates that HP only offered Gen 3 NVMe SSD's in the model series and

The SSD should work because the _2 slot supports both NVME and SATA but the speed will of cause be lower than the main _1 port Another

m2_1 slot 3 slots, Slot 3, 5 & 6 should be PCIe 4x4 NVMe 16 of the chipset lanes have been split into 4 NVME ports

Similarly, a PCIe SSD also can be inserted into a motherboard with the Gen 2 slot PCIe vs Slot The PCIe slots have a great