[SOLVED] M.2 Installation and Adapter

[Stotte]

Hello, my current computer setup is the following:

Asus Z170-K
Intel I5 Skylake
GTX 1080
32gb ddr4 ram

2x WD 1tb HDD
1x samsung 250g SSD


I am attempting to add 2x m.2 970 Evo 500gb SSDs but i only have 1 m.2 slot
i have purchased a low profile m.2 adapter to fit my 2nd (and only other non-x1 PCIe slot) and was wondering if this would actually work before i attempt it.
If it would work but i would have to sacrifice some existing storage i would most likely drop a HDD in favor of a 2nd M.2 device
I will include link below of the adapter piece on amazon:
M.2 to PCIE adapter
Motherboard

 

[logainofhades]

That will not work in an x1 slot, according to the description. It will have to go into your other x16 slot, that just so happens to run at 4x.

• Fits a PCIe x4, x8, or x16 slot. Does not fit PCIe x1.

 

[USAFRet]

Yes it will work.
The specs don't mention anything about the M.2 port disabling one or more SATA ports.

Z170-K - Support

www.asus.com

ut you have 6x SATA ports. Even if it did disable a couple, you still have 4 more.

 

[Stotte]

Yes i am aware of the adapter needing to use the other x16 slot, as mentioned in my original post. I just want to ensure that this will (theoretically) work with my current setup