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Upgrade T420S??

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‎02-24-2012 01:31 AM

I was wondering what the open slot was for (not the RAM) found under the T420S; it's excluded from the RAM slot but in the same comprtment. Anyone have an idea?

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‎02-24-2012 02:18 AM - edited ‎02-24-2012 02:19 AM

jonafin wrote:

I was wondering what the open slot was for (not the RAM) found under the T420S; it's excluded from the RAM slot but in the same comprtment. Anyone have an idea?


This is a mini-PCIe slot and serves two purposes:

 

- 3G UMTS HSDPA WWAN card (only if your T420s is WWAN prepared, look for blue and red cables that arrive close to the slot. If not present then not WWAN prepared)

 

- mSATA Solid State Disk, SATA2, currenly available in sizes 60-256Gb

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‎02-24-2012 10:32 AM

Ohh! okay, thanks!

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‎08-13-2012 07:12 PM

Does it mean that i can install SSD as a second driver ?
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‎08-13-2012 07:25 PM - edited ‎08-13-2012 07:25 PM

You can an install a mSATA SSD as a second drive. mSATA is different from regular SATA SSD.


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‎08-14-2012 01:02 PM

got it. mSATA is like small plate. thx

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