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Well... I've decided that I'm not going to worry about the U.2 port.
Instead, I'm going to get a Samsung 980 Pro (M.2 SSD) as that will also free up a SATA port, as I can move my OS from the Samsung 860 EVO (2.5" SSD) to the Samsung 980 Pro.
Ofc, I checked with the ASUS website Device QVL for my motherboard, and the newest Samsung M.2 SSD they list as compatible is the 970 Pro. And their Device QVL is from 2021.
They said, well they don't know, but call them and tell them if it works. LOL
So then I called Samsung and asked them. They seemed much more on the ball. They didn't know either, but they went through the motherboard manual, and the motherboard info on ASUS's site, and said... it will most probably work.
I miss the days, when you could call tech support numbers, and they KNEW the answers. ^^