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mini pci-e to desktop pci or pci-e???

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Hello,
I searched around the internet, but couldn't find an adapter like this. I have a spare Intel 4965AGN internal wireless laptop card. It's a mini pci-e card. Is there any adapter or way to use this card on a desktop?

Thanks,
Dan

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Reply to marchewd

Did you ever find a satisfying answer to your question Dan? I'm asking because I have a similar problem myself. Is there anyone on here who can help me come up with a way to hook up my Broadcom 4321 mini PCI-e to my desktop?

Regards,
Adrian

Reply to Anonymous

Buy a PCI wireless card there not expensive.

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Reply to chookman

Sorry but that doesn't answer the question. If you don't have anything constructive to say, just don't post.

Merry christmas by the way

Reply to Anonymous

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PCMCIA-to-PC [...] 1|240:1318

Reply to montyuk

need to actually read the op sometimes... ignore, that links just for laptop cards to pci.

Reply to montyuk

Hehe, thanks for trying though.

Reply to Anonymous

http://www.aeneas.com.cn/english/product/RICOH/MP1.htm

That's the only one i could find. That will start you on a quest to find one locally lol

Reply to purelithium

Would it look something like this:

MP2W Mini PCI-E / PCI-E adapter ver 2.11

courtesy of the shameless modders at mydellmini.com

Message edited by Ad-bE on 05-08-2009 at 06:34:37 AM

Reply to Ad-bE

I am also interested in an answer to this...for a similar reason. I have a ssd, which is mini-pcie, which i want in my pc, since it turns out my mini-pcie in my lat d531 doesn't support ssd's...

Reply to apesoccer

09/22/2009 10:05:53AM Session Started with Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842)
09/22/2009 10:05:56AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "Thank you for contacting Dell, my name is Karla. How may I help you?"
09/22/2009 10:06:11AM xx: "i have a laptop that i want to use a ssd with"
09/22/2009 10:06:26AM xx: "its a half mini pcie2 16gb drive"
09/22/2009 10:06:41AM xx: "the laptop has a half mini slot"
09/22/2009 10:06:48AM xx: "but it doesn't recognize the drive"
09/22/2009 10:07:18AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "I'll do my best to assist you with your concern. Let me just pull up your records here. May I have your phone number? Thanks."
09/22/2009 10:07:20AM xx: "i read online that some laptops have to have a bios update for it to recognize this newer(ish) technology"
09/22/2009 10:07:34AM xx: "xx"
09/22/2009 10:07:54AM xx: "or it could be under xx"
09/22/2009 10:08:06AM xx: "xx"
09/22/2009 10:08:07AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "Thanks."
09/22/2009 10:08:17AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "A number where I could reach you would be great."
09/22/2009 10:08:29AM xx: "xxx"
09/22/2009 10:08:58AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "Thanks."
09/22/2009 10:09:06AM xx: "you'll probably be picked up by the lady at the front desk, my name is xx"
09/22/2009 10:09:14AM xx: "bah sry"
09/22/2009 10:09:18AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "Ok."
09/22/2009 10:09:22AM xx: "thats already there ;-)"
09/22/2009 10:09:48AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "This is for a a Latitude D531, correct?"
09/22/2009 10:10:03AM xx: "tyes"
09/22/2009 10:10:04AM xx: "yes"
09/22/2009 10:10:11AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "Ok."
09/22/2009 10:10:18AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "Could you tell me further about the issue?"
09/22/2009 10:10:59AM xx: "I put the card in and it didn't do anything basically"
09/22/2009 10:11:04AM xx: "i took out the wireless card"
09/22/2009 10:11:16AM xx: "put in the ssd"
09/22/2009 10:12:20AM xx: "and it didn't even prompt me or say anything about finding new hardware, i also double checked in My Computer/manage, then disk management"
09/22/2009 10:12:45AM xx: "http://www.supertalent.com/products/ssd_detail.php?type=SATA%20mini%202%20PCIe"

09/22/2009 10:12:50AM xx: "thats a link to the product"
09/22/2009 10:12:54AM xx: "so u know what i'm talking about"
09/22/2009 10:15:44AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "Ok."
09/22/2009 10:15:53AM xx: "http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820609431&Tpk=fem16gfdl is the place i purchased it from"

09/22/2009 10:16:06AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "Definitely, it would not detect the ssd using the PSMSIA slot."
09/22/2009 10:16:32AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "**PCMCIA."
09/22/2009 10:16:46AM xx: "so you're saying the wireless slot which is exactly the same pin count as a pci-e and fits perfectly...isn't a pci-e?"
09/22/2009 10:17:04AM xx: "pcmcia = the slot in the side right?"
09/22/2009 10:17:12AM xx: "this is under the keyboard"
09/22/2009 10:17:35AM xx: "i'm not trying to fit a usb in to a ethernet jack ;-)"
09/22/2009 10:17:45AM xx: "/has seen someone do that b4"
09/22/2009 10:18:05AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "Yes."
09/22/2009 10:18:14AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "The PCMCIA is just for Express cards."
09/22/2009 10:18:18AM xx: "right"
09/22/2009 10:18:21AM xx: "i'm not using that"
09/22/2009 10:18:25AM xx: "the built in wireless card"
09/22/2009 10:18:29AM xx: "is under the keyboard"
09/22/2009 10:18:43AM xx: "which is what i removed, and put the pci-e card in to (mini-pcie"
09/22/2009 10:19:14AM xx: "i'm 99% certain its a mini-pcie slot"
09/22/2009 10:19:21AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "Let me check."
09/22/2009 10:20:05AM xx: "its the whole...put in at a45 degree angle, and it snaps in to place etc..."
09/22/2009 10:22:44AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "Yes, that's it."
09/22/2009 10:22:56AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "An ssd would not be working on the slot."
09/22/2009 10:23:17AM xx: "it works in dell mini's"
09/22/2009 10:23:22AM xx: "same slot"
09/22/2009 10:23:41AM xx: "was just curious if it was a driver issue, OS issue or bios issue"
09/22/2009 10:26:36AM Agent (LIBg_Karla Mae_195842): "Yes, it would not work."
09/22/2009 10:26:44AM xx: ">.>"
09/22/2009 10:26:55AM xx: "thx for your time"

Message edited by apesoccer on 09-22-2009 at 05:47:35 PM

Reply to apesoccer

Did you see this one? The website's a bit funky, but it looks like the right card. I'm looking for one too.

http://www.hwtools.net/Adapter/MP1.html.

regards

Steve

Reply to steve_bz

http://www.routerboard.com/priceli [...] Product=77

Reply to bkw

Just noticed there are two new adapters available on the market on iwantrade.com

http://www.iwantrade.com/desktop/p [...] apter.html

http://www.iwantrade.com/desktop/p [...] apter.html

of which, the 2nd one works great for me.

:lol:

Alom

Message edited by Anonymous on 03-19-2010 at 09:52:54 PM

Reply to Anonymous

I found Soarland made new mini pci-e to pci-e, below link

http://www.soarland.com/MiniPCI-E_ [...] t-340.html

Reply to colto

http://www.hwtools.net/Buy_It_Now.html

They had 3 or so different kinds. I have a ssd, so the ssd one hopefully will be good for me. However there were 2 listed for wireless as well.

Reply to apesoccer

http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/it.A/id.370/.f

Reply to tom_ll

Look at www.Zebax.com , they have plenty of Mictor, Samtec and MinPCIe breakout adapter. Very reliable 4 PCB layers at reasonable prices. Mictor Breakout Adapter Samtec Breakout Adapter miniPCIe breakout adapter

marchewd wrote :

Reply to MattewSM

Hi Dan,

Got a question for ya.

Did you ever get the mini pci-e to pci-e adapter to work with your intel 4965AGN?
and if so, did it requires any special chipset on your desktop?

Regards,

Sunny

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