[SOLVED] Can the M.2 WiFi slot on Gigabyte H310N be used for other devices?

[Genralkidd]

I'm building a mini-ITX soon using the Gigabyte H310N LGA1151 motherboard (rev 1.0). In addition to having a PCIe x16 port and an M.2 NVME port, it also has a M.2 wifi board, specs listed as M.2 Socket 1 for Intel CNVI or PCIe WiFi cards. I haven't really been able to find much info about using M.2 wifi slots for other stuff like SSDs. In the motherboard pictures it looks like a PCIe x1 slot but I really can't tell if there's a difference and M2_Wifi is for something else completely.

So my question is can these slots be used for other stuff? Are there any adapters for M.2 SSDs to be used in these wifi slots?

 

[Colif]

I think it only runs at x1 speed.

This isn't your board but another Gigabyte and the answer suggests its not a good choice for ssd - https://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php?topic=19258.0

m.2 ssd also have different keys, you can't plug one into the slot - link
WIFI slots have A or E keys
ssd use either B or M keys
they just don't fit.

KEY	CARD MEASUREMENTS	INTERFACES	COMMON USES
A	1630, 2230, 3030	PCIe x2, USB 2.0, I2C, DisplayPort x4	Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, cellular cards
B	3042, 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280, 22110	PCIe x2, SATA, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, audio, PCM, IUM, SSIC, I2C	SATA and PCIe x2 SSDs
E	1630, 2230, 3030	PCIe x2, USB 2.0, I2C, SDIO, UART, PCM	Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, cellular cards
M	2242, 2260, 2280, 22110	PCIe x4, SATA	PCIe x4 SSDs

Understanding M.2, the interface that will speed up your next SSD

It’s a versatile standard, but there’s a lot to know.

arstechnica.com

In the motherboard pictures it looks like a PCIe x1 slot but I really can't tell if there's a difference and M2_Wifi is for something else completely.

Socket is for either 1 x M.2 Socket 1 connector for an Intel CNVi or a PCIe wireless module (M2_WIFI)
CNVI appears to be Wi-Fi built into CPU - https://www.intel.com.au/content/www/au/en/support/articles/000026155/network-and-i-o/wireless.html