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    what is this weird minipci slot?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ghuhmsjnmkfdi, Sep 11, 2010.

  1. ghuhmsjnmkfdi

    ghuhmsjnmkfdi Newbie

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    I have an old P3 laptop for which I need to buy an ethernet minipci card. However I can't figure out what exactly this slot is. At the following site you can see the little white slot at the bottom of the 3rd picture:
    Modem & Lan Upgrade : Notebook Kick-Off with ASUS L8400B

    Can someone please help me? I [thread=515989]already posted[/thread] in the Asus forums but with no luck... Thanks in advance!
     
    ghuhmsjnmkfdi, Sep 11, 2010
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  2. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    If you are talking about where the TAG says "LM0158" that looks like a memory stick slot..........
     
    TANWare, Sep 11, 2010
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  3. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I'm going go with TANWare and say it's most likely a ram slot.
     
    moral hazard, Sep 11, 2010
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    ghuhmsjnmkfdi Newbie

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    hey thanks for the answer! Indeed there is a SO-DIMM SDRAM slot but I'm talking about the slot exactly to the right of it, as you view the 3rd pic.
    http://img.tomshardware.com/us/2001/02/02/notebook_kick/lan.jpg

    The card that he is holding in upright position is the LAN card I'm searching, and the white plastic at the bottom of it "locks" right into place at the slot I'm talking about.
     
    ghuhmsjnmkfdi, Sep 11, 2010
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  5. moral hazard

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    Ok I see what you're talking about, if you ask me it's probably a proprietary connector, so the lan card would have to be from your specific notebook or a very similar one.

    But I could be wrong..

    If your notebook has a PCMCIA card slot, that would be used for lan.
     
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    I have the L8400B but it lacks that ethernet card. I couldn't even find it on eBay. Thanks a lot for that link, you really helped!
     
    ghuhmsjnmkfdi, Sep 11, 2010
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