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    How to add usb 3.0 port into old laptop?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by awaisuk, Jan 22, 2011.

  1. awaisuk

    awaisuk Notebook Deity

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    Hey.

    How to add usb 3.0 port into old laptop?

    Is it possible?

    Right now my old laptop only has 2.0 ports.....is there like a converter or something to usb 3.0?

    Thanks.
     
    awaisuk, Jan 22, 2011
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    do you have an expresscard or pcmcia card slot?

    and, why do you want/need to have usb v3 on an old' laptop?
     
    newsposter, Jan 22, 2011
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  3. Nandarou

    Nandarou Notebook Geek

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    If you have expresscard slot then this is possible. If no than no. There is lot of usb 3.0 expresscard adapters, but they do not work with pcmcia-expressadapters. pcmcia-expressadapters only usb hub. There is no PCI line -> PCI-E line convertion.

    As i know there is no pcmcia usb 3.0 adapters.
     
    Nandarou, Jan 22, 2011
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    The only way to get USB3 speeds is through PCI-E and that means Expresscard.

    You might find an adapter or series of adapters to go through another interface (USB3 to Expresscard to pcmcia for example), but it's only a connection adapter (I.E. your connector will fit, but you will get 2.0 speeds still).
     
    leslieann, Jan 22, 2011
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  5. Nandarou

    Nandarou Notebook Geek

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    I think that most or 100% pcmcia adapters to the expresscard in side have chip like USB 2.0 hub connected to PCI bus. Express card have three type of connectors in body: pci-e, usb 2.0, power. Usb lines from express card connected to the chip in adapter. Chip of Expresscard USB 3.0 use only PCI-E, so this do not work at all.

    Motherboards use PCI-e 1x bus -> PCI bus adapters for installing old PCI cards. But i dont see chips and solutions for another direction.
     
    Nandarou, Jan 23, 2011
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