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    Unused wire in the M15X??????

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by hifiman72, Dec 17, 2008.

  1. hifiman72

    hifiman72 Notebook Geek

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    Hi everyone!

    I wanted to post this sooner but with all the snow and rain, my internet decided to go out all night :mad:

    Any way, i recently went to install my GSKILLS and noticed the three wires that connect to the wireless and then a similar wire that i have never sen before, going no where??? Does anyone else have this?? Or, do you know what it is supposed to connect to or what it was made for?!

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    sorry for the big pics :D
     
    hifiman72, Dec 17, 2008
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  2. TabbedOut

    TabbedOut Notebook Evangelist

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    It looks like you have a second unused PCIE slot there. That extra wire could be for a WWAN option (that could be installed in that empty slot) in that laptop
     
    TabbedOut, Dec 17, 2008
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  3. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    tape the wire. you don't want it shorting anything.
     
    tianxia, Dec 17, 2008
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  4. Stone825

    Stone825 Notebook Virtuoso

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    We have actually been over this before. It is a unused wire that isn't used for anything important (use the search thread if you want to find out). Main thing is don't worry about it.
     
    Stone825, Dec 17, 2008
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  5. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    yep. nothing to worry about. just a random wire :D
     
    whizzo, Dec 17, 2008
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  6. rifle_shot

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    Yeah I had the same worries way back but its nothing, btw thats an amazing camera you got there.
     
    rifle_shot, Dec 17, 2008
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    Isn't it so you can connect a tracking device?
     
    Napbree, Dec 17, 2008
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  8. hifiman72

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    tracking device?? lol idk....
    alrighty then, if oyu guys say dont worry about i wont experiment for now lol :)

    and thanks about the camera...i work with a health company called melaleuca, they have awesome income, but at the same time send me rewards all the time (PM me if you wanna no about it), so they sent me an 8.2 MPx samsung camera for free i was like YEY CHRISTMASS FOR ME!! lol...my girlfriend has a canon rebel xti, thats what i want!!
     
    hifiman72, Dec 17, 2008
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  9. hifiman72

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    Hey, any other sugestions to put into that slot?!

    I know that i have the intel 4965AGN card...i was wondering if the new intel cards such as the 5350 (WiMax) cards would workout in the extra slot (if i would see a difference?) basically, what do you know about these new wimax cards and is their a reason AW only offers some of the neww intel NIC cards in the M17 and not the m15x??
     
    hifiman72, Dec 23, 2008
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  10. whizzo

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    well i'm sure you could replace the old NIC with a new Wimax card... i don't see much sense in having two NICs in the system.
     
    whizzo, Dec 23, 2008
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