2 Types of SSDs: SATA and NVMe

m2 sata slot   Dan m2 nvme slot

in these days the form-factor doesn't define much, esp in case of mPCIe slots you could use a regular usb3-sata bridge though i

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, Rest easily You did not damaged neither component Electrically PCIe and SATA are exactly same, the only effect is that motherboard can

divine links slot In this video, we will take a look at SATA SSD and NVME slot and their differences Acer ; Acer Aspire 7 , 1x PCIe NVMe slot ; Acer Aspire A615-51, 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe slot ; Acer Aspire E , 1x 2280 SATA III