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    P-7811fx mini PCIe slot

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Daggs, Mar 30, 2009.

  1. Daggs

    Daggs Newbie

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    Greetings. Long time listener, first time caller.

    I wonder if anyone has found a use for the second mini pcie slot in the 7811.

    I've searched for a Bluetooth card for this slot with no luck (lots of wifi combo cards but no straight BT). If anyone has a link for one of these, that would be sweet.

    The other option I was considering was a 64G SSD card. Has anyone tried to install and configure one of these on this laptop? If so, what were the installed uses? Does it become a straight hard drive or can it be configured with a memory swap file with the Vista Speed Boost?

    Thanks in Advance,

    Daggs
     
    Daggs, Mar 30, 2009
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  2. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    Search eBay, it is available and works. Issue is finding a good software for it.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Mar 30, 2009
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  3. fatmandoo

    fatmandoo Notebook Consultant

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    Yup.. ebay got it for cheap and works~~
     
    fatmandoo, Mar 30, 2009
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  4. martee

    martee Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello,

    You will need both:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Dell-Genuine-Wireless-Card-Bluetooth-370-Module_W0QQitemZ120396029346QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item120396029346&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Mini-PCI-Antenna-for-802-11-a-b-g-n-Bluetooth_W0QQitemZ350122820285QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_2?hash=item350122820285&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

    The SSD card will not fit in the bay, I think. They are almost two times longer than wi-fi or bluetooth cards.

    Cheers...
     
    martee, Mar 30, 2009
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  5. Daggs

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    Thanks a bunch everyone. I'll be ordering those two items in the very near future martee.

    Daggs
     
    Daggs, Mar 31, 2009
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