How to determine which slot a SSD is connected to

On my ASUS ROG Motherboard , the interface was hidden under a plate used to keep the drive cool

On regular office and gaming PC motherboards, the slot closest to the CPU will most often be the one that has the highest bandwidth, but always check your

where is m2 slot on motherboard 2 or might support SATA if it's dual-mode Similar to the slots, SATA SSDs are keyed at both M and B positions, so they can fit in SATA slots and PCIe M

where does the slot receiver line up Yes 8x = 16x Its not stated in motherboard manuals because it isn't a motherboard limitation, the limitation is on the CPU You need to