Dell :: Mini 9 Three PCI-e Slots, Can You Place An Additional SSD In It?
Jun 20, 2009
I was doing some reading on the Inspiron Mini 9 and I understand that it uses a solid state drive in the form of a PCI-e card.
My question is, since the Mini 9 has three PCI-e slots, can you place an additional SSD in it? If you have the wireless LAN then the only other slot available is the Half mini.
I did some browsing and there are Half mini SSD's available. If one had an 8GB SSD could they purchase a 32GB for an 8GB+32GB configuration?
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Feb 3, 2009
Ive got a dell inspiron 1525, ive replaced the internal wifi card with an atheros based wireless card. But i was now wondering if it was possible to put the original wireless card back in aswell.
The laptop has 3 mini pci-e slots under the cover on the back but the ones remaining had wan and u?? writen on them, but i did not know if the writing was to help less computer senced people
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Apr 1, 2009
Can't seem to find a latitude with the specs I want. Unfortunately, when I find it, the system is gone thats what I get for being slow. My question is if I call Dell, how is the pricing over the phone compare to online and would I be able to use a coupon over the phone?
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Apr 23, 2009
I got the Studio 1555 delivered to me two days back. Now I am thinking that I should have got two following additional upgrades:
1. Wifi 5300 card - I got the default 5100 one.
Should I upgrade to the wifi 5300 card? Will it be really worth it. I need to connect to my Wifi router for Internet. Will I be able to connect from more distance if I upgrade to the 5300?
2. HDD 320 7200 RPM - I got the 5400 RPM one.
Should I upgrade to the 7200 rpm and will it give better performance? Will games run better on the 7200 rpm one?
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Feb 22, 2013
It is possible in a Inspiron 15R SE to completely disable the AMD graphic card through BIOS/EFI and just use the integrated Intel HD 4000?
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May 29, 2009
The tech specs page lists
Internal Card Slots
2 Mini-Card
1 Half Mini-Card
2 Full Mini-Card
What are these all for?
What are they already taken up by (as in, what's already occupying these spaces?)
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Apr 16, 2010
I found out my cause for shortened battery life
And, as I feared, it is connected to the Lenovo Ultrabay adapter
After careful analysis, I found out the reason - it looks like when the additional drive is connected via DVD SATA port, BIOS does not expose P-states correctly.
What happens then is Windows (or Linux for that matter) cannot scale frequencies down - your CPU will constantly run at the highest frequency!
As soon as I disconnect the additional drive, and run the Windows DDK PwrTest /infopm - I get normal values.
If the additional drive is connected, Windows sees only Throttle states!
This looks like some strange BIOS bug - I cannot possibly see connection between additional drive and CPU, except that something gets corrupted in the ACPI tables.
I am still investigating this, but as it seems right now we will have to choose between long battery life and another HDD/SSD drive.
You can also verify this even without PwrTest tool - just go to Task Manager and then to Resource Monitor, and then to "CPU" tab - if it says "100% maximum frequency" all the time, this means the P-state transitions do not work.
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Feb 22, 2009
Today I was going through the online documentation of my Dell XPS 1530 laptop and found that there are various slots and mini cards in it ,some of which are lying unused .
Some good techie person please kindly answer my following queries :
1) SIM Card slot :What is this slot and how to use it ?Is this SIM slot included in all XPS 1530 laptops when delivered ?
2)Wireless Mini Cards :What is difference between WLAN,UWB and WWAN ?Which of these technology is present in India ?
If none, then which of these technologies is likely to hit Indian market first ?Which of the above technologies is the best ?
3) FCM :What is Flash Card Module ?
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Aug 2, 2009
anyone added 4x2GB dimms into this machine and how did it go was it full stable etc ?
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Apr 7, 2010
I just bought my new Z11 few days ago, had a mac book pro before.
Anyhow, mine has 128GB of SSD in a Raid 0 config, in the intel RST it says I have two spare open ports, and I know the upper signature series of the Z has quad SSD's so I'm wondering what harddrive expansion options I have?
Is it possible to swap out the current SSD with larger capacity ones? or possibly add on another 2 64 GB SSD for 256 total?
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Jun 16, 2009
how many RAM slots does the HDX 16t have
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Apr 22, 2009
I currently have a Dell Inspiron 1720 with a second hard disk I bought and fitted myself. If I get a Studio 17, will I be able to fit this hard disk into the second bay in there? As far as I'm aware the disk itself should be okay, but the caddy might be slightly different for that model - is that right? If so I'll just buy a new caddy or modify this one - otherwise I'll be £100 down for this hard disk!
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Nov 21, 2009
Just got a new HP Laptop dv7t and it comes with 4 partitions on the 320gb hard drive. I need to have the Windows 7 partitions divided for my OS and programs and then a new partition for Data.
I am only allowed 4 partitions (I do not want to use dynamic disks), currently there are two hp ones, recovery and hp tools and the two win7 partitions system and os (Win 7 Prof).
What does everyone do if they want to have an additional partition, delete recovery or hp tools?
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Jan 14, 2015
E1-510 No Option for Additional RAM - I have currently 2GB RAM, I bought additional 2GB DDR3 to install it with current one. Once I opened the RAM compartment - its heart-breaking. I do have two slots for additional RAM, but clip (which holds RAM) is not there in second slot.
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Feb 5, 2009
how many sticks of RAM a VAIO SR could hold.
I'm thinking about purchasing an SR with 3 GB (1x1GB + 1x2GB) and just add another 1GB stick (a friend mis-purchased a laptop RAM thinking its a desktop RAM and gave it to me).
However, I'm not sure if there's room in the notebook to insert one more RAM.
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Aug 29, 2009
I have an 8930g with 320gb hard drive
Is there 2 slots for another hard drive? If so is it easy to open it up to put another in?
Another question is, I have 4gb ram but it seems 1GB is being shared for the video memory, it already has 512mb dedicated which is plenty for me (its the 9600GT card), how do I unshare it? There seems to be no option at all in the bios.
One final question, what is the max ram this laptop is allowed?
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Feb 24, 2014
I got myself a x240 recently. 500gb normal drive with 16gb ssd. My plan is to upgrade from 16gb ssd to a much bigger and run operation system from that one.Â
What slot is the 16gb cache ssd in today? Which slot type is is, mSata or M.2?Â
Do the ssd got to have a certain mesures to fit?
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Sep 25, 2013
I have a T430si Thinkpad and would like to add additional fonts to it.
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Can not find the way to do that. How do I install new fonts ?
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Jul 7, 2009
i am looking to upgrade my cpu to a x9000 just looking for some tips on where to buy from?
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Jan 24, 2014
Does the onboard card reader in my my 13-p111 nr X2 notebook (Win 8.1) support SDXC cards in one or both slots (standard and micro)?  Win 8.1 supports the file system, but my 64GB micro sd card is not being recognized in the onboard slot, making me think that the card reader hardware may not support that format.  If the onboard reader does not , should the notebook still recognize a 64GB SDXC card in a USB card reader stick? Â
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I've looked in the service manual for this X2 notebook and it is not specific about SD 0r SDHC or SDXC support. Â Where can I find detailed system specs for this machine?
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Feb 17, 2010
my 1 year warranty passed recently and I'm pretty happy with the M1530...so happy with it that I figure I might as well up the ram on it.
Now the unit has 4gb installed and I'm looking at maxing it out with 8gb.
I've searched high and low and can only find ram for about $160.00 for 4gb stick.
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May 20, 2009
I cant believe how much money could be saved if i were to get it from the states!
Where is best value to get one from UK ? it seems as though most money can be saved by getting a refurb, lots on ebay and from a lot of reputable sellers.
where did you get yours from? dell ? ebay ? which seller? etc
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Sep 27, 2009
I have one of the older Studio 15 laptops (aka the 1535) and the battery I'm using now barely lasts an hour and Windows 7 is giving me a notification saying that I should "consider replacing my battery."
Where would be the best place to buy a new one?
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May 17, 2009
Other than the Dell website, would anyone know of any deals/coupons or place where I can buy the Dell M6400 laptop for the cheapest price in USA or Canada?
I can't work with my old laptop anymore as it was handed down to me by my brother who is a programmer..
I need a new laptop geared for heavy graphics, rendering, video editing, multi-tasking, and feel the Dell M6400 will take care of all that.
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Oct 31, 2007
Have weird problem on new m1710 4gb 7950gtx on vista ultimate
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has standard vista drivers as installed?
doesnt seem to do it when plugged in
still with in 30 days
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Apr 1, 2009
note: my process below is for Australia where we do not have access to Microsoft's online AnyTime Upgrade for Windows products...
I'm in the process of purchasing a Dell Vostro 1310 on behalf of a family member who's just started University (College)
I've configured the one we want into a shopping cart at the Dell Store. However, it only comes with Vista Home BASIC included. I can upgrade it via Dell to Business or Ultimate for a further $237. I would rather have Home PREMIUM but Dell does not offer that for Vostro as it's a "business" system. That's fine. But Home Basic is not suitable.
Here is what I'm planning and I want to run it past the experts here before going ahead.
* Purchase the Vostro 1310 from Dell with HOME BASIC included in the price.
* Purchase ULTIMATE UPGRADE for $80 from MS via offer for ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS at the itsnotcheating.com.au site.
* Take delivery of the laptop from Dell with HOME BASIC pre-installed
* Use the ULTIMATE UPGRADE to do an in-place upgrade of the the pre-installed Vista HOME BASIC to ULTIMATE...
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Sep 18, 2009
My battery on my XPS 1530 has lived its life. I need to buy a replacememt battery. The Dell website is offering me the amazing price of $189.99 (CDN dollars).
Can anyone recommend me a reliable online store or brick and mortar store that sells the XPS 1530 9 cell battery at a good price?
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Apr 25, 2013
I was working on my laptop without the mains power and it completely went dead and refused to restart.
If I take the battery out and use on mains only the pc is fine.
Does this mean the battery is causing the start up fault and needs replacing?
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May 18, 2009
I'm thinking of purchasing the M6400 laptop. I cannot stand my current laptop anymore, the Inspiron 9300 . It doesn't suit the tasks I'm involved with... it was handed down to me by my brother who is a programmer while I'm in the graphics/media field.
So I was wondering if any of you know where I can buy the m6400 for the cheapest price? or perhaps any coupons or deals that you may know of.
I'm a student and can't afford the m6400 at the current price on dell's website or without any coupons or deals...
Also I was wondering what is an alternative laptop to the Dell M6400. I'd love one with a smaller screen size but with a similar performance, although there can be some compromise. I will be using the laptop mainly for architectural renderings, 3d modelling, animation, graphics, multi-tasking between softwares etc... I'd like one with 8GB Ram (no need for ability to upgrade to 16GB etc like the m6400)
I'm hoping the alternative will be much cheaper than the m6400 due to the smaller size, and lower specs etc.
I talked to the dell help guy and he recommended the XPS studio 13 model... i don't trust him as he didn't seem too knowledgeable...
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Apr 8, 2013
We thought there was a hard drive issue on my laptop Dell sent replacement drive(It showed drive missing on diags). However, it appears the original issue was the drive was coming loose from the connector. Now anytime I set the laptop down or on the side the hard drive comes loose. We can not find any type of strap or screw that holds the hard drive in place. It is a model N5040. All screws were tightened and none appear to be missing.
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