Predator NVME options(Predator Orion 3000 PO3-600

I have a Acer Predator Orion 3000 PO3-600 desktop (i5-8400, 8Gb DDR 2666 RAM, GTX1050Ti, 1TB Seagate Barracuda SATA 3, 16Gb Intel Optane) B360 chipset.
I want to swap the Optane for an NVME drive but I am confused as to what to look for. I have seen drives with 3 edge connectors listed as SATA, drives with 3 edge connectors listed as NVME and drives with 2 edge connectors listed as NVME.
I asked Acer support for info and got a 1 line reply saying "that unit will use NVME", so I asked for more detail and was told I need a drive with M key, Acer support included a picture but it showed 3 connector SATA drives and 2 connector NVME drives, but the NVME drives had a cross thru. HWInfo says my m.2 socket is B key, Acer says its M key.
Does anyone know for certain which m.2 slot I have? Is it for NVME or SATA drives, is it Gen3 x2 or x4 etc.
Any help to clear up the confusion will be most appreciated.
P.S the Optane module has 3 edge connectors but is an NVME x2 device and if you watch a video of it being fitted it fits into a m.2 slot with only M key from what I can tell.

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Commodore_1995#

This model has a m2 2280 port that accepts either a ssd sata 3 or nvme gen3x4, as well as an optane memory:

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/6029997/uploads/editor/7f/k5c6it6vs31k.jpg

I suggest you check this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2

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Commodore_1995#

Check this site: https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Acer-Predator-PO3-600/94846

pejole2165

So I check the userbenchmark site, it shows the intel p600 as a 3 connector drive, but when I check it on amazon it shows a 2 connector drive....so still don't know which will work in my m.2 slot.

Commodore_1995#

What is the exact model of your desktop? Example po3-600-ur13!

pejole2165

It is apparently po3-600 D from the spec sheet attached to the box, where it says model number.

Commodore_1995#

Some versions of this model come with a ssd m2 2280 gen3x4! Can you inform the first ten numbers of the partnumber? Even so, today's notebooks and desktops support nvme!

pejole2165

Part number? do you mean like DGE14EK001....? or where would I find such info. Also thanks for helping so far.

pejole2165

Having checked the box again, that number I gave is the part number.

Commodore_1995#

I checked the diagram of your model, and it accepts both ssd m2 2280 sata 3 and nvme gen3x4, see:

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/6029997/uploads/editor/cb/a9a62onjnxbq.jpg

pejole2165

Ok, that makes sense as a few utilities I've tried identify the optane module as being an NVME x2 device, I think the thing confusing me is how a card (Optane device) with 3 edge connectors can work in a slot that only has 2 connectors (M keyed). And why some NVME drives (only a few I've seen on amazon, Crucial I think it was) also have 3 connectors whereas the majority of drives I've looked at (Samsung Evo range ex.) only have 2 connectors?

Commodore_1995#

This model has a m2 2280 port that accepts either a ssd sata 3 or nvme gen3x4, as well as an optane memory:

I suggest you check this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2

pejole2165

Thankyou very much for all the info and research you've done for me, much appreciated.

Commodore_1995#

You're welcome, my friend!

DJ_Lune44

How does one find URxx< those 2 digits? Google is not being cooperative right now lol @egydiocoelho?

Commodore_1995#

Sorry, but I didn't understand your question.

DJ_Lune44

Like PO3-600-URxx I don't know that the 2 numbers are after the "UR"
If I look in system info it just says PO3-600 and I don't know how to find my specific model.