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AcePC AK2 power fan without fan connector

I have a ACEPC AK2 small computer and the fan works, but the terminal to the motherboard is destroyed. The entire terminal ripped of taking some of the pcb with it. Is there any where on the board ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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Laptop mini PCI-E wifi module to PCI 2.2 slot

I'm thinking of sorta rebuilding my first PC I had in 2005 which had a Celeron processor. The P4i45GV motherboard only have three PCI 2.2 slots, an AGP slot and an AMR slot (which I don't know what it ...
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Is this PCI-e 3.1? What type of connector is this?

I have small USB 3.1 card connected to my ZBOX pc motherboard. What type of connector is this? Is this mini PCI-e? Can I replace this card with external GPU, connected with cable?
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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 ...
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how to connect PCI express NIC for ethernet in mini-PCIe slot?

I am using a NIC that has hardware timestamping feature and I want to use that. Is there is any way that I can connect a PCI express NIC (intel I210) for ethernet to a mini PCIe(IMX 6 sabre sd board) ...
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What is the purpose of these two connectors on this motherboard? What can connect to them?

I have been in the process of upgrading my computer. While adding more electronic parts to it, I came across these two types of connectors on the motherboard (HP N-Alvorix-RS880-uATX) and I am not ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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mini PCIe ssd compatability

I have an ASRock Q1900 ITX motherboard which has a mini PCIe slot on it. I'd like to put an SSD in it, and bought one of these: http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/New-Kingspec-SSD-SATA-mini-PCIe-...
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What interface do I need for my graphics card?

The motherboard died on a gaming laptop belonging to a friend of mine, and I am rebuilding it as a desktop as a favor for him. According to the specs from alienware's website and several ...
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Can I connect Mini-PCI WiFi card to Mini-PCI slot for UWB?

I recently discovered, that wifi card ((Dell Wireless WLAN 1397/1510 Half Mini Card) from my new laptop (Dell XPS 1647) is terribly slow and is limiting my internet connection speed. I fought that I ...
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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 ...
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Mini PCI-e to USB adapter for Netbook SSD access

My old Asus Eee PC 1000 Linux netbook laptop finally kicked the bucket. It now frequently halts at random times, including immediately after pressing the power button. After some tests I concluded ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Lenovo X1 Mini-PCI-Express WiFi Card

I'm having problems with my wifi card in my new X1. Is the bios whitelisted to specific mini-pci-e cards? I've read this on various other sites, but none of them mention the X1. If I buy a new one on ...
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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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WiFi range problems

I changed a miniPCI WiFi card in my old Compaq TC1000 tablet PC to Intel 2100BG (the original one supported only the B standard). It worked quite well for two months. Then I opened the tablet to clean ...
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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 ...
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AVerMedia A309-B mini-PCI to AVerMedia A317 Mini PCI card

I got an HP pavilion hdx 16 1060ED laptop (Windows Vista) with a a DVB-T tuner card Now I would like a hybrid or analog turner card in it. According to the HP data of a more expensive variant, a ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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