E3C236D2I: M2 Nvme SSD and SATA_0 possible?

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   Hello everyone, 
I have a short question, maybe someone here already has experience with this. I want to install an M2 SSD in my e3c236d2i. Now the manual says "The M.2 slot (M2_1) is shared with the SATA_0 connector. When M2_1 is populated with a M.2 SATA3 module, SATA_0 is disabled." How does it react if the connected card is an M2 Nvme SSD (Pci-e), not an M2 Sata. Will the SATA_0 port still be blocked? 
Thank you very much.

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sheggy012 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Jan 2019 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote sheggy012 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: E3C236D2I: M2 Nvme SSD and SATA_0 possible? Posted: 02 May 2019 at 8:07pm
	Hello everyone, I have a short question, maybe someone here already has experience with this. I want to install an M2 SSD in my e3c236d2i. Now the manual says "The M.2 slot (M2_1) is shared with the SATA_0 connector. When M2_1 is populated with a M.2 SATA3 module, SATA_0 is disabled." How does it react if the connected card is an M2 Nvme SSD (Pci-e), not an M2 Sata. Will the SATA_0 port still be blocked? Thank you very much.

badbri Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 20 Feb 2018 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 415	Post Options Post Reply Quote badbri Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 2019 at 9:25am
	Yes SATA_0 will still be blocked because it uses the same PCIe lanes that M2_1 uses. According to the manual the board only supports 6 HDD devices. Hope that helps..
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mgutt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09 Sep 2020 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote mgutt Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Sep 2020 at 4:15am
	Page 40 of the manual displays the bios storage page with 7 storages. The m.2 is listed twice: SATA_0/M.2(SATA) and M.2(PCIE). So SATA_0 should work if a M.2 NVME is installed.