Will M.2 SATA lll work on M.2 nvme slot????

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Greetings!!!
I have picked a ssd which is
WD Green 120GB SATA III M.2 Internal SSD (WDS120G1G0B)

Link=https://www.amazon.in/Green-120GB-SATA-Internal-WDS120G1G0B/dp/B01M2WYNP2/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1534326802&sr=1-2&keywords=m.2+ssd
and I have Asus K510UQ Laptop having X510UQR Mother Board and its says it has 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe slot.
So can you guys help me with this??whether this sata 3 ssd will work with my laptop .
 

USAFRet

Titan
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If that m.2 slot is NVMe only, that drive will not work. At all.
 
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so how will i figure it out whether its NVMe slot only??
 
For 100% working - email Asus - they will tell you what will work - if it then doesn't work, at least you are covered by what they say.
If you buy something and it doesn't work because you bought wrong, they don't have to take it back.

Also if you can stretch for a 250GB, you will be a lot better off.
 


Can you link to where ASUS says that board has an M2 port ?I cannot find it.

 
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the link is=https://laptopmedia.com/laptop-specs/asus-vivobook-x510/
 
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When i first asked Asus Customer Service whether my laptop supports and an addition SSD ,they said you laptop wont support ..basically they meant there is no slot for it!lol
 
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But if they did say it correct when i opened my Laptop Back Cover there is an empty slot and on top of it its written SSD...so this cant be fake and on BIOS my mother board is X510UQR
 

USAFRet

Titan
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Please show us a picture of your specific laptop, showing this port or connection.
 
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there u go

 
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yea i think the same!!
Anyways thanks!!
but i heard few ppl saying sata 3 can work on nvme

 

USAFRet

Titan
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"people" say a lot of things.
A lot of it crap, too.

An NVMe only slot will never work with a SATA based drive.
A SATA only slot will never work with an NVMe drive.
Some m.2 slots are ambidextrous, and can take either.
 
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One of my friend have Asus Laptop same mother board and he gets sata 3 by default!!

 
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didnt get u sir??