I have a technical question that maybe is supposed to be a motherboard dependant so I can find a suitable answer in any well-known forum. I have an answer from "Tom's" but it is another generation motherboard with a different chipset and socket. From that forum, I also acquire some info; B+M key compatible with M or B, M.2 is a form not socket, mSATA SSD is just a compact/shell-less SATA SSD. And those said, logically I am pretty sure I can boot with mSATA SSD as you can boot from SATA SSD.

The problem is A320M-HDV specifications only said: "Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks," so my question here is simple, Can I boot my OS using cheaper M.2 mSATA on A320M-HDV?

The questionable mSATA drive, in terms of compatibility, is Patriot Ignite 120GB M.2 SATA3 (B+M) (PI120GSM280SSDR).

It cost 45 USD (cheapest) in my location while Samsung 850 PRO 128GB cost around 87 USD (I don't know why it so cheap compared to newegg/amazon). I will end up with Samsung 960 Evo NVMe (MZ-V6E250BW) in the future, but for now, I just need a new faster rig because my laptop is getting really slow as it is past its 7 years lifetime.

Please don't ask me to "wait and save more money to buy better parts," I'm on a tight budget and deadline to have a new replacement for my old SL410, so please just answer if it can boot or not (no hard feeling).

Thank you.