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    OCZ Nocti mSata SSD 120 GB

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Rhadamanthis, Nov 14, 2011.

  1. Rhadamanthis

    Rhadamanthis Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello guys, OCZ Nocti mSata SSD 120 GB works in a alienware m11x r1 in slot internal up slot wi fi? (slot for broadband wwan dell h3g) ?
     
    Rhadamanthis, Nov 14, 2011
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  2. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    No it wont

    EDIT, I just installed my OCZ msata drive from my other laptop into the m11x, nothing, wouldnt detect it.
     
    ejohnson, Nov 14, 2011
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  3. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    That is correct. The miniPCIe slot on the Alienware M11x is not connected to a disk controller (it is connected to a USB controller).

    Any storage device you try to plug in to that miniPCIe slot will need to have its own disk controller. And even in that case, the storage device would only operate at USB 2.0 speeds at max (30Mbps), which effectively defeats the purpose of trying to use an SSD to begin with.
     
    kent1146, Nov 14, 2011
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