[SOLVED] The motherboard M.2 slot #1 shares bandwidth with SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports. When the M.2 slot is populated, two SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports are disabled.

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I have seen many similar threads here, but I couldn't find one for my motherboard.
This is the setup I had recommended here, but the alert pops out as seen in the title.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($67.95 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card ($489.99 @ Newegg Business)
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P350X (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.90 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($33.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - Arctic F14 PWM 77.3 CFM 140mm Fan ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - Arctic F14 PWM 77.3 CFM 140mm Fan ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - Arctic F14 PWM 77.3 CFM 140mm Fan ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - Arctic F12 74 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1244.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-16 14:30 EST-0500


Are there gonna be any issues with my motherboard and the setup? Any other issues?
 
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Solution
M.2 definitely offers more speeds and yea populated m.2 ports results in disabled sata ports. It is due to limitations of the mobo chipset. Dont worry about it.