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The slot in the photo seems kinda weird, Confirming if it supports m.2 nvme

CrEaToR VR
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That is an M.2 M key slot.

What laptop is this? Some laptops have M key slots but only support SATA drives.

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This does look like a M.2 slot. Have you tried search for a support document from the laptop manufacturer's webpage to see if it lists what it is exactly??

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Just now, FakeKGB said:

That is an M.2 M key slot.

What laptop is this? Some laptops have M key slots but only support SATA drives.

The laptop is: Asus Vivobook X542UQR

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1 minute ago, SpiderMan said:

This does look like a M.2 slot. Have you tried search for a support document from the laptop manufacturer's webpage to see if it lists what it is exactly??

No I havent, I dunno where to find it. LIke I am not finding anything on the Asus website

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3 minutes ago, CrEaToR VR said:

No I havent, I dunno where to find it. LIke I am not finding anything on the Asus website

I found some info that shares between this model and one that has an R on the end.  I can't find anything in regards to any expansion slots in the manual for the motherboard, but my gut feeling is for sure an M.2 slot. Sometimes on the motherboard in the area of the slot, they will print what that is for, i.e. PCIe slot, RAM slot etc. 

 

https://www.asus.com/ph/Laptops/For-Home/VivoBook/ASUS-VivoBook-15-X542UQ/HelpDesk_Download/

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The specs list only SATA drives, so I wouldn't count on NVMe drives working.

Do you have an NVMe drive already or do you want to buy one for it?

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1 minute ago, SpiderMan said:

I found some info that shares between this model and one that has an R on the end.  I can't find anything in regards to any expansion slots in the manual for the motherboard, but my gut feeling is for sure an M.2 slot. Sometimes on the motherboard in the area of the slot, they will print what that is for, i.e. PCIe slot, RAM slot etc. 

 

https://www.asus.com/ph/Laptops/For-Home/VivoBook/ASUS-VivoBook-15-X542UQ/HelpDesk_Download/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ASUS/comments/93csff/help_asus_x542uq_ssd_compatibility/

I found this, so I guess a nvme wont work even if my slot only have "M" key 

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2 minutes ago, FakeKGB said:

The specs list only SATA drives, so I wouldn't count on NVMe drives working.

Do you have an NVMe drive already or do you want to buy one for it?

I am looking to buy one

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And will a 2017 model of this laptop have a nvme slot?

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