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    is this adapter safe? and colud it work

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by viciouskayen, Mar 7, 2014.

  1. viciouskayen

    viciouskayen Notebook Consultant

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    i want to put this mpcie to usb adapter in my free msata spot on the p177sm for my mouse reciever
    has anyone done this and could it work. I am kinda worried about putting china special's in my laptop also where could i get a good brand name one online if it would work at all?

    EDIT: http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_...E+to+USB+2.0+Card+Adapter+&_sacat=0&_from=R40
    all of those have a diferent 4 digit number at the start ??? any ideas
     
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  2. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    Never seen one of those before. If you do get one definitely let us know how it works.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Mar 7, 2014
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    I have the feeling the only way you'll know for sure whether it works or not is to give it a whirl. We haven't seen anyone make mention of one. The only caveat I can see upfront is potential interference when you're running on WiFi.
     
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  4. viciouskayen

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    got one orderd ill let you know how it goes when it gets here ( a month later) i think it would be great to free up my only USB 2 spot as my external HDD's hate the USB 3 for some reason
     
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    your laptop is a "china special." :rolleyes:
     
    mattcheau, Mar 7, 2014
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    hahahha so true i guess i shouldn't be worried then
     
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    Sorry but it won't work in the msata slot since that card is for mini pcie.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Mar 7, 2014
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    ok so those 2 msata slots are just for the msata dam i thought al three were the same except two had ssd conectivity
     
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    They do not work in a W110ER. That's all I know haha
     
    ha1o2surfer, Mar 7, 2014
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    Mini PCI-E and mSATA are physically identical but electrically quite different, msata goes straight to the mSATA port of the south bridge and that is not going to accept USB data.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Mar 8, 2014
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