z97 m.2

[littlemanbigdreams]

i was wondering if i put a m.2 card directly into the m.2 slot on my motherboard will i used any pie lanes. Do sound cards use pcie lanes. 

[ionbasa]

i was wondering if i put a m.2 card directly into the m.2 slot on my motherboard will i used any pie lanes. Do sound cards use pcie lanes. 

That depends. The M.2 slot carries both a SATA signal and a PCIe signal. If you buy a Sata M.2 drive then you will not use up any PCIe lanes. If you buy an PCIe m.2 drive, then you will use up to 4 PCIe lanes.

 

As for sound cards:

if it is the onboard sound chipset, then no.

If it is an add in style card, and it uses PCIe, then yes it will use 1 PCIe lane.

[littlemanbigdreams]

what if i goes on the slot in the motherboard

[ionbasa]

what if i goes on the slot in the motherboard

For the soundcard, yes. It will use 1 PCIe lane. 

[littlemanbigdreams]

no the m.2

[ionbasa]

no the m.2

Read my first reply:

 

That depends. The M.2 slot carries both a SATA signal and a PCIe signal. If you buy a Sata M.2 drive then you will not use up any PCIe lanes. If you buy an PCIe m.2 drive, then you will use up to 4 PCIe lanes.

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