Can you use an NVMe SSD on an older motherboard via a PCI

Can you use an NVMe SSD on an older motherboard via a PCI m 2 nvme slot on motherboard The top slot which my older gen 3 drive is in is the one that has dedicated PCIE lanes direct to the CPU from the NVME slot though and is the m2 nvme slot Only if its a boot device or your intent is software raid, any most pcie adapter regardless of bios support will support an nvme data drive once

m2 nvme slot These are generally located between the graphics card and CPU or in one of the lower corners of your motherboard Those that do not have access

m2_1 slot Yes 8x = 16x Its not stated in motherboard manuals because it isn't a motherboard limitation, the limitation is on the CPU You need to 2 compatibility between old and new motherboards 8:21 2 vs NVME: What's the