Can you connect an SATA to an NVMe port?

2 slot are between the GPU and CPU, or in the lower right part of your motherboard Some motherboards even have a special metal plate that

Not all motherboards support both types, it depends on the age of the motherboard in most cases ON your board, the slots support both SATA

m2 slot screw 2 SSDs are keyed at both M and B positions, so they can fit in SATA slots and PCIe , even if they might not work in the latter NVMe SSDs are keyed only

m2 slot mainboard drives are not connected to a motherboard via a cable, and they're instead plugged directly into the motherboard using a dedicated connector slot