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    Inspiron 13z mSATA Question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by pusta, Dec 11, 2012.

  1. pusta

    pusta Notebook Consultant

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    Hello,

    I just purchased an Inspiron 13z with Windows 8 for my wife, and was disappointed at how slow the hard drive was. When I removed the access panel to the memory, I noticed there is an mSata port there. I purchased a Crucial 128GB mSata card, but I cannot get the system to recognize it. It does not show up in the EUFI or Windows. Did Dell disable the mSata port on this machine?
     
    pusta, Dec 11, 2012
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I assume you have the 5323. It should support mSATA in the full-height slot. Do you have any way to verify if your drive is DoA?
     
    Commander Wolf, Dec 12, 2012
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    pusta Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks. any idea where I can get the tiny screw that holds the drive in? Dell did not provide one, and the screw hole actually has a clear sticker over it
     
    pusta, Dec 12, 2012
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