The motherboard slot #1 shares bandwidth with a SATA Gb

SATA Port Expansion card PCIE 3 ASM1064 review EXPLAINED: PCIe lane SWITCHING

SATA III · 3rd gen or SATA 6Gbs · Support up to 600 MBs · Compatible on SATA II and SATA I ports · * The max speed of the drive will be lower due

sata slot Does my computer's motherboard need to support SATA III for me to use a SATA III solid state drives ? Yes, for optimal performance, your motherboard needs

sata 3 slot If you have no SATA 3 ports left 2 slot and certain SATA ports, look at your manual to make sure