Can i use three M.2 NVMe drives with my z370 motherboard ?

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Guys i don't fully understand if my Z370 motherboard has enough lanes to be able to use three M.2 Nvme drives

My Motherbooard has 2 build in M.2 NVMe slots and i was hoping to also be able to add a third one by using an adaptor something like this

This is my motherboard https://rog.asus.com/uk/motherboards/rog-maximus/rog-maximus-x-formula-model/spec/

Would this work ? :confused:
 
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If you use the second full length PCI-E slot, it appears to support bifurcation (4+4) * so you could use an adapter which has (or supports) 2x M.2 slots. Since this slot is close to the graphics card, you'd need to check it fits.

* This option would take 8 lanes from your graphics card.

The third full length PCI-E slot shares with the third 1 lane slot, which I believe you have to manually disable if you want more than 2 lanes (i.e. the full 4 lanes available).

This slot is close to onboard power buttons 'n stuff, so you'd have to check the adapter won't interfere with them, or vice versa.
 
If you use the second full length PCI-E slot, it appears to support bifurcation (4+4) * so you could use an adapter which has (or supports) 2x M.2 slots. Since this slot is close to the graphics card, you'd need to check it fits.

* This option would take 8 lanes from your graphics card.

The third full length PCI-E slot shares with the third 1 lane slot, which I believe you have to manually disable if you want more than 2 lanes (i.e. the full 4 lanes available).

This slot is close to onboard power buttons 'n stuff, so you'd have to check the adapter won't interfere with them, or vice versa.
Thanks :)
 
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