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    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by LOWJ, Sep 9, 2011.

  1. LOWJ

    LOWJ Notebook Enthusiast

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    few question i see a sim card slot on my NP8150 can i put 4g or 3g network on it? and can i use NP8130 power supply use as a charger when is pc is not on?
     
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  2. supralover23

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    That's not a SIM card slot, that's for SD cards and things like that :)
     
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  3. LOWJ

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    inside of the laptop next to the battery
     
    LOWJ, Sep 9, 2011
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    That is definitely a SD card reader. Sim card isn't even a network card anyway.

    What youre looking for is Pantech UML290 4G USB which will give your laptop 4g through usb.

    For the power brick, its ok to use the 8130 as long as youre not using the laptop.
     
    dragmn2, Sep 9, 2011
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  5. LOWJ

    LOWJ Notebook Enthusiast

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    wat bout using the 8150 power brick like hw,internet and watching video?
     
    LOWJ, Sep 9, 2011
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    For that there is no problem. The problem occurs when you are using your 8150 with a card above the 560m GTX with the 120W power supply during tasks.
     
    MALIBAL #3, Sep 9, 2011
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    The NP8150 does have a sim card slot for 3g/4g but you need a 3g/4g mini pci-e card to make it work. you can see it on page 22 of the service manual (in my sig)
     
    theriko, Sep 9, 2011
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    At this time this slot is not active in the NP8150 the factory has said. You could always use a USB version of a 4G or 3G. :)
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    Larry@LPC-Digital, Sep 9, 2011
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  9. LOWJ

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    what if i down clock my gtx 485 can i still use the 8130 power brick want laptop is on?
     
    LOWJ, Sep 11, 2011
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    Hey

    Yea that slot is active, we've tested that slot ourselves, it absolutely works. In fact there are also posts in the owners lounge of people who've put a 3g card in there and had it work. So yea it works great.
     
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    ^where do i find that slot? is it available in the 8130?
     
    daryldeal, Sep 12, 2011
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    Yea its under the main plate of the laptop right above the CPU you'll see an extra slot.
     
    mythlogic, Sep 12, 2011
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    ^it says USIM slot? how is this different to a SIM card?
     
    daryldeal, Sep 12, 2011
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    LOWJ, Sep 13, 2011
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    supralover23, Sep 14, 2011
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    It's actually a 180w power supply on the 8150. (an even worse proposition for a 120w charger)

    Those chargers may fit, but they won't work to run the machine when you need the GPU/CPU at full speed. Best case scenario is that a <180w power supply will charge the battery, albeit slowly.
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Sep 14, 2011
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    Whoops! Was still on the "150" in NP8150 :D
     
    supralover23, Sep 14, 2011
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    Can anyone recommend a US carrier that issues USIM cards? I put my SIM card from my galaxy s in and tried to turn on the port for 3g service. No dice. My guess is that it was incompatible.
     
    hitparader, Sep 14, 2011
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  20. ballsofsteel

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    Sorry for bumping this old thread. I just noticed the connector.

    What would I need to be able to get 3G running?

    A mini pcie 3g card?? A little confused here.
     
    ballsofsteel, Oct 9, 2011
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  21. Hybrys

    Hybrys That Damn Cactuar!

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    The EASIEST way to get 3G/4G running is to grab a USB adapter, like the one above. Otherwise you gotta do some fiddling.
     
    Hybrys, Oct 9, 2011
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