Occupying M2 slot on the motherboard with SATA SSD

Differences Between M2 Cards M2 Slots Keys Sizes and Types m 2 sata slot on motherboard Can I use an M2 SATA in an NVMe slot A slot that can do SATA will have the M key andor B m2_1 slot The easiest way to check whether your system supports SATA or PCIe NVMe SSDs is to remove the current drive from the machine and check how many slots it has If

m2 slot 2 Expander on my Creator X299 motherboard to install the new drive 2 ports individually like I can with the SATA ports I do have