PCIEx16 drops to x 8 when M2 SSD is installed???

For example, PCIe x8 refers to a Gen 4 expansion cardslot with 8-lane configurations The number of lanes contributes to the bandwidth

See, the configuration is like this 1 Slot 1 = PCIe x16 slot at x16 speed I have my GPU connected to it 2 Slot 2 = Regular PCI Slot

pciex16 slot Configurations 3 PCIe slots Slot 1: PCIe x16 , low-profile Slot 2: PCIe x16 , full-height Slot 3: PCIe x16

jp paus slot gacor * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode 1 x PCI Express