Can I boot a nvme m.2 ssd with my msi z370 gaming plus board

[Dizzit]

So I bought a Corsair mp300 240gb nvme m.2 sdd for my build. Is it possible to boot from this drive in the sata m.2 slot or if i add a pcie m.2 adapter would it be able to boot from there? 

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, Dizzit said:

So I bought a Corsair mp300 240gb nvme m.2 sdd for my build. Is it possible to boot from this drive in the sata m.2 slot or if i add a pcie m.2 adapter would it be able to boot from there? 

Why wouldn't that board have an M.2 slot that's wired for PCI-e? Or is it already taken?

Don't know why it wouldn't be able to boot from an M.2 slot, an adapter is unnecessary, but it still just functions as a storage device. 

[Spotty]

Your board has a PCIe M.2 slot above the first PCIe slot. The slot is compatible with both SATA and PCIe (NVMe) drives.

 

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Intel^® Z370 Chipset

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports¹
• 1 x M.2 slot (Key M)
  • Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
  • Supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices
  • Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready

1. The SATA1 port will be unavailable when M.2 SATA SSD has been installed in M.2 slot.

 

[Dizzit]

Thanks