MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK add another SSD question

[sd_flyer 5,659]

Hi, 

I have motherboard listed in the title. I want to add another SSD to my system. I have four SSD M2 slots. The first one is currently occupied by original SSD that came with PC. The second slot is covered by my video card and 3rd and 4th slot are easily accessible!

My question is: do I have to install my second SSD into second slot ?  Or I can install it to easily accessibly 3rd and 4th slot without touching my video card?  Thanks in advance

[odourboy 1,254]

You can usually install in any slot you wish but there may be bus width limitations or SATA I/O controller sharing for specific slots. I'm sorry I can't provide an exact answer for that MB. Youtu.be reviews usually cover any caveats. 

[sd_flyer 5,659]

1 hour ago, odourboy said:

You can usually install in any slot you wish but there may be bus width limitations or SATA I/O controller sharing for specific slots. I'm sorry I can't provide an exact answer for that MB. Youtu.be reviews usually cover any caveats. 

Thanks for the answer! That is basically why I kind of stuck with my decision . Logically it should be slot 2 . But I can’t find explicit explanation in motherboard manual if it can be any slot 

[odourboy 1,254]

2 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

Thanks for the answer! That is basically why I kind of stuck with my decision . Logically it should be slot 2 . But I can’t find explicit explanation in motherboard manual if it can be any slot 

I used slots 2 and 4 in mine. Slot 1 shares the wide PCIE bus with the GPU bus, so I skipped that so the GPU got full bus bandwidth. Slot 3 is covered by my GPU.

[avistudent 44]

Checked your mobo manual.

If you are planning to install another one, you have install it using the M2_4 slot.

Using M2_3 will deactivate SATA_1 connection.

So if you are planning to use all NVME slots, you cannot use your SATA_1, the the rest of the 5 SATA ports will be OK

[sd_flyer 5,659]

Report : as recommended I successfully installed in m2-4. Problem solved