ChenYang M.2 NVME to PCIe 3.0 X4 Adapter Card - Convert NVME/AHCI SSD to PCI Express for Faster Data Transfer - Ideal for Gaming PCs, Workstations & Server Upgrades

.....If you don't know, x1 is the blade size that plugs into you motherboard, there's x1, x4, x8, x16, you'll need x4 for full speed for Gen 3 drive. Ok, say you have a Gen3 Samsung NVME drive, in order to get full Gen3 speeds (estimated up to 3.5gbs) you'd need a x4 card of this type. So what to expect, in my case, I get about 875 to 900mbs, not bad for a slot you probably won't use. So if you like me you have an old M.2 NVME drive hanging around doing nothing, or want an extra drive, Use that drive for anything, pictures, vids, I use mine for C drive backups and the other (yes I have 2) for Stable Diffusion Automatic1111, no issues w/ speed + image generations. These are just examples of usage. My install was easy enough: I installed the NVME M.2 (M key) to the card (I added a aluminum thermal padded heatsink - yes they are pretty cheap, side note: cooler chips last longer), popped the card into the x1 slot on the motherboard, secured with the card case screw, fired up the PC, I DID NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING IN THE BIOS, Windows 10 loaded up, hmm didn't see my new installed drive in File Explorer, went into Computer Management then Storage then Disk Management, clicked on it, my drives loaded up, found the missing one, it just needed a drive letter, assigned it one, (if it's a brand new unformatted drive, you can format here too). Once I assigned a drive letter, File Explorer sees the drive. That scenario was the worst case one of my second card install, my 1st card install, went in like butter, showed up right away. Well I hoped this helps you out, click on helpful thumb's up if it did. Lastly, another option if your MB has USB C Data port - it has 1gbs transfer speeds, research "NVMe to Type C Adapter, M.2 USB C Card convertor reader", USB B 3.1 ports get half a gig.