NVMe SSD to PCIe x4 Expansion Slot

I am not familiar with MSI boards, but I did read over the specifications of that motherboard The nvme is in the M2_1 slot? That would be the

2 slots Some of those slots share PCI lanes with the PCIe slots In the one you mentioned it appears that the 3rd slot (M2C, likely means there

m2 pcie 40 in 30 slot Like USB, PCIe is forward compatible This means that a device which requires PCIe will work in a PCIe or PCIe slot Slot Size Lane Width

m2 vs nvme slot MOS; Supports DDR4 4733+ ; 1 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x1, 1 Key E for WiFi; Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DisplayPort; AMD