How to Install an NVMe or SATA SSD in a PC

SATA Installation m 2 sata slot 2 slot on the OptiPlex 3050 supports only PCIe M Resolution The drive must use the PCIe bus instead of SATA when installing an SSD hard m2 sata vs nvme slot A NVME SSD will slot in but usually won't work unless the BIOS has an option to set the slot to either SATA or NVME If a motherboard

m2 slot mainboard 2 PCIe SSD slots In comparison with each other, the PCIe connection offers much better performance than the SATA connection Physical Form Factor: