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    Internal SSD?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by cdoublejj, Oct 13, 2011.

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    cdoublejj, Oct 13, 2011
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    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    It will not work. The miniPCIE connector used for internal wifi cards is slightly different from mSATA connector used by internal SSDs. Only a few laptops have it (some Lenovos, Dell Precision and a few more).
     
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    ah i see my bios had an option to boot from some sort of pci slot, was/is that for some out dates slow ssd/proprietary thing?
     
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    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    Not only is the connector different; the controller logic also needs to be present to make mSATA SSD's work/boot too.
     
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    looking at the listing the ssd seems to be longer than the wifi card installed in my laptop. i do wanna ask what is "SATA Mini 2 PCIe" I had been under the impression it was mini pci till asked in here. is it msata? why are they calling it pcie?

    Since i can't install an SSD is there wireless N adapter i can install instead, i saw one thread on here but, they were 5ghz and supposedly didn't go through walls very well, what,s that all about?
     
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