M92P Tiny Msata in Mini PCIe is possible?

I have an Msata SSD Mushkin and I want to put it in Lenovo M92p Tiny mini pci e slot. This is possible?

Happy to see I'm not the only one looking for this answer
DVD bay replacement is no option for the 11" Thinkpad's Edge, cause there's no DVD bay
I've seen DVD bay replacement on other laptops though.. Usually people use the internal place for the HDD to put a SSD and move the HDD to the DVD area.

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MSata vs mini PCIe

I think I have this right...mini PCIe is for periphery cards (e.g. wifi) but sometimes can be used for SSDs, while mSATA is used for SSDs, and nothing else, right?
The T430s has both a mSATA (for a boot/storage SSD) and a mini PCIe (populated by the wifi module), yes?
Tangentaly related...
On eBay, I see there is a 4gb intel "turbo cache" memory module that fits mini PCIe; says it's for Thinkpads T400 and X200. For example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-4G-4GB-Turbo-Cache-Memory-Half-Size-Mini-PCI-E-Card-For-Thinkpad-T400-...
I assume this module could not be used as a storage or boot drive? Since it says it's for cache, it would get erased upon powering down or restting, yes?
I'm scheming on using a small PCIe-based SSD coupled with a full size PCIe adapter card for a simple boot drive on a FreeNAS server.

wiki comes through...
mSATA
An mSATA SSD on top of a 2.5 inch SATA drive
Mini-SATA, which is distinct from the micro connector, was announced by the Serial ATA International Organization on September 21, 2009.[29] Applications include netbooks and other devices that require a smaller solid-state drive. The connector is similar in appearance to a PCI Express Mini Card interface,[30] and is electrically compatible; however, the data signals (TX±/RX± SATA, PETn0 PETp0 PERn0 PERp0 PCI-express) need connection to the SATA host controller instead of the PCI-express host controller. Due to the absence of a standard for quite some time, there is still some confusion around this subject. For host devices which support either an mSATA SSD or mini-PCIe card interchangeably, this application note from NXP explains how to use a PCI-express/SATA router chip. This chip is essentially a four-channel bi-directional multiplexer. The vast majority of computer motherboards however have single-purpose headers which may support one of either an mSATA SSD or mini-PCIe card, but not both interchangeably.
So I'm guessing the Lenovo is interchangable?

Lenovo M72e Tiny: msata possible?

Hi,
Would it be possible to place a msata in my free mini pci slot? Does anyone have tried this?
Thank you for your thoughts.
Greetings, Marco

I too am considering buying this machine for use as a HTPC, and have the same query - would appreciate hearing if anyone has had success with audio out of the displayport?
Thanks!

Y580 - Unsoldered mini PCIe or mSATA port?

I noticed that there are pins for a second mini PCIe port next to the wireless card in my Y580.
A little research led me to discover that it was for a TV Tuner card.
(page 47 in the pdf, 43 in the document)
http://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles_pub/ideapad_y480_y580_hmm_1st_edition_mar_2012_english.p...
The actual port is not soldered onto the board.
I don't know if the pins can work with an mSATA SSD (pins go to the SATA host controller too?).
The port is there and I would like to make that port useful.
Given amazing soldering skills, could I solder a port there and install another mSATA card?
Or are those pins specifically for mini PCIe?

Any success soldering an msata connector?

Mini pcie ssd - x120e

Hello everyone.
Just wondering if I can use the seperate mini pci for adding a mini pci ssd. Is this possible? Was reading for some samsung pcis that have the sata capability embedded and will offer the functionality..
Please let me know.
Thanks!

I had the same idea, for my X200.
The idea was good, but the mini PCI express definition is just wrong.
The so called mini pci express disk are just, mSata disks with a couple of scrambled pins, there isn't a sata controller on them.
They are just disks built before the mSata pinout was finalized, so they work only on some eeepcs with the needed connections.

X120 + mini PCIe SSD CoreStore MV

X120e has no mSATA mini PCIe compatibility, so Intel 310 SSD will be of no use for creation of high speed SSD + HDD system.
But Super Talent CoreStore MV has standard mini PCIe interface, so it can be detected and used by notebooks with no mSATA support. The only problem is booting of OS from it as X120e bios has only PCI LAN boot option.
Is it possible to leave HDD as the boot source in bios but only with boot sector, which will redirect to SSD, where Windows will be actually installed?
Another option is to push Lenovo to add PCI SSD to boot options in bios. The guys with Dell notebooks have succeeded in this question and got an updated bios from their tech. support...

Hello,
All I can think of is that you would have to try purchasing the Super Talent CoreStore MV mSATA mini PCIe SSD and experimenting. I would strongly suggest buying from a reseller that has a good returns policy, in case it does not work.
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How can I turn on the mini-PCI WiFi card on Satellite 1905-S301?

greetz! I have installed an optional mini-PCI wireless LAN card into my Toshiba Satellite 1905-s301 notebook and turned on its power switch. MS WXP Pro SP2 recognized the hardware and installed its drivers - there is no cross or question mark next to the Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter in the Device Manager. However the Wireless Network Connection Manager is telling me there is no wireless adapter present. When hitting Fn+F8 a window pops up saying There is no build-in wireless LAN.
What do I need to do to enable my optional wireless LAN mini-PCI card??? If possible, email your suggestions to my email, please!

Hi
You have to enable the WLan switch at the notebook side!!!
Additional select the WLan card properties and check the Advanced tab.
There should be an option called Radio on/off. You have to set it to on.
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X121e, other uses for WWAN mini PCIe slot?

Does anyone know whether the mini PCIe slot in the X121e that the optional WWAN card goes in can be used for other cards?
I'm aware of the whitelist, which had been suggested may only apply to wireless devices (e.g. WLAN and WWAN) - although I'm not sure whether that's certain (i.e. doesn't apply for non-wireless devices).
I've heard some people have tried mSATA devices in this slot with no success (which isn't suprising as whilst mini PCIe is physically compatible with mSATA it isn't electrically, and so you need mSATA support in the hardware). However I've been wondering about mini PCIe SSD cards and whether they would work. I've heard that they're not brilliant when compared to mSATA devices - however I can't afford to get a large SSD for this machine, and in general, people don't need to store all their MP3/videos on SSD, as the best benefit comes with the OS and applications being stored on the SSD, with user data being fine on an HDD. My using a mini PCIe SSD, I could potentially put the OS etc onto a cheaper/smaller SSD, with the hard drive for 'data'.
Has anyone tried this, or any other non-wireless mini PCIe devices in the X121e?
Thanks

Might be of interest to you that I tried a half mini pcie micro sd card reader in my X301. It would allow 64gb if it worked. However I got an error message on boot up - can't remember exactly what it was. Other than that the only other option was the intel turbo memory which was of little benefit to me.

Fitting a mini pci wifi card to a T21 HELP PLEASE! :D

hello you lovely people
I currently have USB2.0 functionality and wifi on my T21 courtesy of a dongle and power from the 5v mouse socket
what i want to do is put a mini pci wifi card inside my T21 so i dont have a dongle sticking out like a sore thumb
1. is this possible or is it only the T23 you can do this too?
2. can anyone show me the specific card and aerial i would need
i cant find any help on the net for the T21 in particular
hoping someone here might shed some light on this
thanks for any help or pointers you can give
D
T42 - T21 - Tecra 8200 all xp

Your best bet would be to find a complete lid with integrated wireless from a T23, and add an internal card, Broadcom 4306 or 4309 (b/g and a/b/g respectively) have been proven to work well in these machines.
Hope this helps.
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Using ssd in mini pci-e for U260

I saw the post about installing an ssd into the ideapad u260 http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-Y-U-V-and-Z-series/Ideapad-U260-Installing-an-SSD/m-p/483963#M39...,
but that is technically beyond what I'm willing to do at this point, and I'd like to keep a large drive for data, and use ssd for OS, etc.
My laptop has a Mini PCI-e, that I can't imagine using for anything, and I can get mini pci-e drive with mSata controllers apparently fairly reasonably priced. http://www.amazon.com/MyDigitalSSD-64GB-50mm-Bulletproof-mSATA/dp/B004X5YAP4/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronic...
But I'm wondering
1) will this work with a u260
2) will it actually fit IN the slot?? Or will it end up sticking out of the side of the computer
3) (this is a bit sad), how do you get the PCI slot open? I see it on the left-side, but the cover doesn't want to seem to come off. Why would Lenovo put the slot there and then just hide it behind this peice of plastic?
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Hi pedalpete and welcome to the community,
Are you sure that isn't the multi-card reader, for SD cards and such?
Try pushing the cover in and it should spring back out if it's the card reader.
Dave
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Satellite 5200-903: Mini PCI Card doesn`t work

Hello,
I am a user of an:
Satellite 5200-903: P4-M 2.2/256+256 DDR/60GB/15T SXGA+/DVD-R-RW/nV FX 5600/cPad/WIFI ready/XP
My computer is equipped with an Toshiba Wirless lan Mini PCI Card.
I installed the card a few years ago - everything worked wonderfull.
At the beginning of 2006 I installed a new operating system (XP Pro + SP1, same system as before) because it was necessary.
I installed all driver for the W-Lan Card, obviously the card worked in the correct way (no driver incompatibility or other problems).
But, and thats the reason of this topic here. It isn`t possible to connect my card to any Hot Spot. I tried it with 2 different access points, but the result is the same. "No connection Point found".
Has anyone any idea what to do or in which direction I could look for the failure? Is there maybe any special Software necessary (I couldn`t remember, that in my last installation I had needed special driver or software)
If further informations are necessary, please inform myself.
(sorry for the terrible english, but it isnt my first language.)
THX for your help

Hi,
thx for the hints. But unfortunately none of these solved my problem.
1. I checked my device Manager, it`s shown a Toshiba Wireless LAN Mini Pci Card
2. The device is activated, with no problems
3. My wireless activation switch on the left notebook side is activated (led lights yellow)
4. Pushing the Fn+F8 Button results nothing
(wenn i press the combination during the Notebook switch is off - i got the message "wireless connection is deactivated, please activate")
What have to happen, when pushing the Fn+F8 Button during the wireless switch is activated? Is there any message on the screen?
Concerning the installed driver, how could I check what type of card is installed in my notebook. I know, that there a two types of driver and card existing, toshiba and atheros.
But, if the installed driver causes no problems I guess the right driver is installed.
Thx for any further Idea...
C.

Dm4 mini-PCIe slot -- SSD or Bluetooth?

I purchased a Pavilion dm4 1173cl from Costco in November. I would like to add a small SSD to the mini-PCIe slot (designated for use by WWAN module in service manual) to use for source-code and SQL Server databases (both presenting a usage patterns of high random-IO, which benefit from SSD).
I would be keeping the original 500GB 7K drive as boot/os and general app installation, only placing items that would benefit my development experience on the SSD. In other words Boot-time and application launch performance are fine from the spinning drive, I just want to speed up a few specific (high random-IO) things by using an SSD.
in particular, I'm looking at the 80GB Intel mini-PCIe SSD (available at NewEgg by searching for SSDMAEMC080G2C1).
Also curious if I could put a bluetooth module in that same slot (obviously not at the same time as the SSD)? I'm currently using an external bluetooth dongle, but would rather it were internal if I can't use that space for an SSD.
Any info appreciated.

Ok, finally found some more info about this. Turns out mini-PCIe slots are anything but standard. Instead, mini-PCIe is a reference to a physical slot configuration, but manufacturers are taking great liberties with which of the pins they actually wire-up. mSATA (which the above-linked Intel SSD utilizes) is one such customization of the mini-PCIe slot, others being USB, PATA (parallel ATA/IDE hard-drive), and who knows how many others... all overloading the use of the 8+18 mini-PCIe connector.
Since this slot is desgnated for use with WWAN adapter, I'm doubtful it's configured as mSATA to enable use of an SSD... Which presents another interesting issue... since the dm4 1173cl model didn't come with the WWAN module, they didn't even bother soldering in the slot (just as they don't include the SIM card reader nor WWAN antennae in the screen housing). There are solder contacts on the board, but no card connector. I should have cracked the case open before spending time researching this, rather than relying on pictures from the service manual which covers models that do include the WWAN module.

Express mini pci GSM/EDGE card

Looking for an express mini pci card with GSM/EDGE AND 802.11 capability to replace the 802.11 card in my 3000 laptop. Looked at Sierra Wireless. Looks like their cards have GSM/EDGE but no 802.11.

Ok, if we talk about the MBPs - is it possible to purchase GPS receiver on Express Card interface? And what kind would be best in order to avoid any compatibility issues?

SP A10 with mini PCI card

Help!
Have had a great deal of success with Toshiba however would like to use it in wireless mode. Have LAN mini PCI card switch yet can not find drivers on computer to enable it.
Any suggestions
Many thanks
Steve

Hi Steve
I'd say that it is likely that You do not have a built in WireLess mini PCI card then. Normally all devices are configured 100% when the machine comes from factory.
And even if the driver is missing You should have a device that was not configured in the device manager and You do not say anything about such a device so I guess there is none.
It is quite common that models are prepared for wireless LAN (like your possibly is) with a WiFi-switch and built in antennas.
best regards
Tom

Install Intel 310 Soda Creek SSD into X201 mini-PCIe

I'm wanting to install this 80GB SSD into the avaliable mini-PCIe slot in my X201 (3249-CTO) :
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167040
or
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167039
I've looked everywhere, but i cant find the answers to some of the remaining questions that i have before i make the purchase.
- Does the x201 BIOS allow boot from a mini-PCIe mSATA device?
- Once installed, will the BIOS determine this as a non-whitelist device and give an 1802 error upon bootup?
- ThinkWiki says that the secondary mini PCIe slot may be usable or unusable, but based on what?
- http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X201
- For this, i will place another mini-PCIe Wifi module that i have from an X61
Looking forward to all of your posts!
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Hi guys. I don't think that will ever work. Only the new systems (Huron River-based) coming out this year will support the mSATA 80GB SodaCreek drives.
The planar has to have a special line run from mini-PCIe to SATA for this drive to be recognized/bootable - so older planars like X201 are just not compatible. I know the planars in all the coming ThinkPad Classic (T,W, and X) will support it and the new Edge E220s & E420s will. But I am not sure if the lower cost systems like regular Edge 14/15, L/SL-series, or X120e will support it or not.

M92P Tiny Msata in Mini PCIe is possible?

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