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    Mini-PCI

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by moon angel, Mar 5, 2008.

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    Apart from wifi cards and bluetooth what other kind of cards can you get for mini-pci slots?
     
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    D3X the robo know it all

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    Mini-PCIe TV tuners (AverMedia A301 Analog TV Tuner)
    [​IMG]

    Mini-PCIe Turbo Memory Module (1GB)
    [​IMG]

    Mini-PCIe SSD (16GB displayed)
    [​IMG]
     
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    Here's something interesting.

    [​IMG]
    Anyone want to take a guess at what this is?
     
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    btw are you talking about PCI Express Mini or the older PCI Mini?

    [​IMG]
    Advantech Mini PCI Type III Serial ATA card
     
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    A PCI Express Mini to PCI Express 1x adapter,

     
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    Any news as to when the Vaulter disk is coming out? Haven't seen any info about either laptops coming out with it, or it's even available yet.



     
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    Yeah no idea when this is gonna be available, they have been talking about releasing that for quite sometime. still vaporware at this moment..
     
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    Ah now here we hit upon something:

    My new barebones has this:

    2 x Internal PCIe Mini Card slots

    I have just realised, this is different from the 200 pin sodimm style mini pci cards, right? If so should I be looking for a mini pci-e wireless card? And can anyone recommend any brands? I liek my current Atheros mini-pci wireless card but it looks like it might not fit in the new machine.
     
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    Best one I've seen so far is the Intel Wireless N card. Part number 4965AGNMM1WB.

    Amazon.com has it.



     
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    I've received the barebones and it does indeed have two mini pci-e slots, so I've ordered a pci-e wifi card. There are two antennae inside, one for each slot, will i need both? Is it better to use both on the one wifi card?
     
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    Most Mini-PCIe Wireless B/G cards come with at least 2 Antenna Connectors which allows for Bi-Antennas that are normally available in notebooks. (Some have 3 for N or A)

    See pic here for the Atheros card:
    [​IMG]

    I have yet to see the affects of only using one Antenna, instead of 2.
     
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    I'll see if I can route both Antennas to the card.
     
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