Asus prime x570-p m.2 slots

[AcdgP]

All the parts (bar the psu) arrived for my second build today, and I have assembled everything and installed into the case. Having set everything up in the case I’ve just noticed that my 500gb 970 evo is in m.2 slot 2. (Below the pcie slots)

 

There is is nothing in the mobo user guide to suggest whether or not this is acceptable. I’ve heard that in some cases SATA ports are disabled, which might prevent my from using the 1tb hdd from my old build.

 

Any advice greatly appreciated 

[Haro]

Look at the manual and check which SATA ports would be blocked by the m.2 

 

[AcdgP]

23 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

Look at the manual and check which SATA ports would be blocked by the m.2 

 

These are the only references to m.2 in the manual I’ve found. Nothing about blocking SATA ports.

 

**Edit**

The 970 evo is nvme so shouldn’t affect SATA, right?