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    Aspire 7741G-6426 mini2 slot (msata?)

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by teleman56, Dec 17, 2011.

  1. teleman56

    teleman56 Newbie

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    I am interested in using a miniSATA SSD as a 2nd drive (well as the boot drive) in my acer aspire 7741G. I previous attempted to do so with an OCZ NOCTI 120gb but to no avail. The drive was not seen in Windows 7 or in the bios (which is the latest from Acer).

    Any ideas of how and or if this mini2 slot works or is it merely overlooked in the BIOS and not functional? :confused:
     
    teleman56, Dec 17, 2011
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  2. techiediva

    techiediva Notebook Consultant

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    is it a mini-pci-E slot, if so it will not work with a minisata drive. The connections are the same but wired differently. Acer has a habit of using the pci-e lanes for one slot and the usb lanes for the second slot for a TV Tuner or usb AirCard.
     
    techiediva, Dec 22, 2011
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    jake225 Newbie

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    so can the mPCIE slot be used for a SSD or maybe a wifi card?
     
    jake225, Jan 1, 2012
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