Installing an M2 SSD into an Optiplex 7040

Two types of SSD Note: SSDs using the PCIe x4 bus use M-keys since it is the only one that supports PCIe x4 lanes

Some of the more expensive boards have the ability to bifurcate to two separate slots with 8 lanes each The only slot that will work with

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m2 pcie slot There are some NVMe drives that are designed to fit into a standard PCIe motherboard slot much like a graphics card, but most NVMe drives use