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Questions tagged [minipci]

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What's the difference between mini PCIe and mSATA interfaces and SSDs?

Are they even different at all? I've seen SSDs being sold on the market being tagged with both mSATA and mini PCIe. I've seen marketing ads that say mini PCIe are better than mSATA which suggests they are two different formats. I'm totally…
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What type of an expansion slot is Half length Mini Card? Is it a Mini-PCIe?

I have just two SATA slots in my motherboard and both are occupied. I want to add a SSD. So I thought that if the expansion slot shown in the image is a mini PCIe ( I am not sure) then I could just hook up an adapter to add more SATA slots. HP says…
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eGPU Connected Through Wifi Card Mini PCIe?

So I'm trying to upgrade my whole computer setup, and would love to throw an external display into the mix for some gaming, 3D CAD design, and better overall experience. Now my laptop is pretty bad laptop performance wise (Compaq Presario CQ62) for…
Eman
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Thinkpad X61 and SSD with MiniPCI-E interface

I've got Thinkpad X61 (model 7674-gs3). I've got an empty MiniPCI slot (which in other models is filled with WWAN or Intel Turbo Memory)... so I thought I could try inserting an SSD disk there, for example one of OCZ MiniPCI SSD disks. I seems that…
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How to determine whether a mini PCI-Express supports the USB Interface?

I'm eyeing the amazing Option GTM671W, which is a half-height mPCIe card that supports both WLAN and 3G. However, it was designed for the mPCIe v 1.2 specification. According to this discussion, its 3G capability requires the mPCIe USB…
Illya Moskvin
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Can I add a Mini Pci-e Ssd in my laptop's slot (where Wifi is now)?

I have an HP-tx1000. It has 4 Gb ram now but its slow HDD doesn't let me do serious stuff. I wonder If I can put a mini pci-e ssd in place of the WLAN card. Will this work on Win7 x64?
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What is difference between PCIe, mini-PCIe, M.2 m-key and e-key connections?

Do PCIe, mini-PCIe, M.2 m-key and e-key use the same protocol but are in a different form factor? If not, can I have the pinouts and the controller chip to convert PCIE to mini-PCIE and M.2?
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Does a mini PCIe to PCIe slot adapter exist?

I know there are similar questions to mine, but in this case I need to insert a mini PCIe card into a PCIe slot. Summing it up, I have a mini-ITX motherboard with a PCIe x16 slot and I have a mini PCIe HDCP capture card. Is there any way to insert…
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repair windows partition on GRUB boot + IRRT managing SSD disk on mini pci express

You see it in the post, my system is not the simplest one. I have an HDD and a SSD, the SSD being on the mini-pci-express interface, while the HDD is on a usual SATA 2 interface. I have windows 7 on the SSD, and Ubuntu on the HDD, + free space on…
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How to Reset a mini-PCIe Card without Rebooting (Linux)

First, some context. Fed up with my old netbook stuttering with 720p videos and flash content all the time, I decided to look around for a solution. Finally I decided on CrystalHD, a video decoder card from Broadcom that helps the CPU play HD…
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Replacements for Intel WiFi Link 5100

The wireless adapter in my laptop, the Intel WiFi Link 5100, has been really flaky lately. I've had this laptop for about 8-10 months with no issues. But over the last week or so, getting it to connect for longer than 10 minutes without spending a…
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How to connect mini PCIe that uses USB to PCIe?

I have a Quectel LTE-A EM160R-GL which I need to connect to a motherboard, this module is using M.2 using the USB interface. I have read similar posts such as these: Does a mini PCIe to PCIe slot adapter exist? How to determine whether a mini…
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Do USB to PCI and PCI-E adapters exist?

I have the intention of connecting an assortment of different PCI and PCIe cards to my laptop. Obviously laptops don't have PCI or PCIe ports. Is there any adapter out there which will allow me to connect a PCI or PCIe card to my laptop via USB? I…
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2915ABG wireless adapter on Thinkpad R50e?

I am looking at buying a mini-PCI wireless adapter for an aging Thinkpad R50e. Those models optionally came with an IBM-branded Intel 2200BG card, but this machine doesn't have one. Apart from the usual dodgy suppliers on eBay offering counterfeit…
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Swapping wireless antennas in Laptop?

I have two mPCIe slots in my laptop which have their own set of antennas: Slot A (full-size only), 3G/GPS card Slot B (half-size only), WiFi/Bluetooth card. I'm planning to replace them with new parts as follwing: Slot A, new WiFi card…
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