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hi , i have a Asus Prime Z270-A Motherboard  and it has 2 slots for m.2 pcie , if i install both m.2 drives , will i be able to put later extra hdd or ssd in the sata ports ?

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yep

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If you use SATA M.2, you may lose some ports. 

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i checked the manual and it seems that m.2_1 is sharing with SATA_1 the speed and m.2_2 PCIE is using SATA 5,6 so it remainst SATA 2 , 3 and 4 open :P 

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