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Vostro 3450 WWAN add mod

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by os10, Feb 13, 2012.

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  1. yeuemmaimai

    yeuemmaimai Notebook Consultant

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    For those of you that got this working (mSATA), does your machine have dedicated or intergrated video?
     
    yeuemmaimai, Sep 28, 2012
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    yeuemmaimai Notebook Consultant

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    Well we figured it out. The drive is not compatable with the system Adata SX300
     
    yeuemmaimai, Oct 10, 2012
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    Nspace Notebook Enthusiast

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    How you come to this conclusion? Just because it installs in other laptops? That ADATA mSata SSD is interesting in terms of performance.

    However, I would also consider the active power draw when choosing ANY upgrade for a Laptop, There are choices that allow you to increase performance while still augmenting Battery life. Samsung SSD 830 line was a game changer last year, reducing the voltage consumption to lower than1w levels for an excellent harddisk replacement.

    I found the following statement about your ADATA SX300 card at the SSDreview site:
    "there are other important considerations like power consumption (especially for notebooks) and MTBF. While the SMART [a SX300 clone] series writes at 2x the BP3's speed, the BP3 seems more reliable at 2x the MTBF and over 3x more energy efficient with "0.9W" in Active mode vs "3W" for the SMART series (which draws more power than a 2.5" 7200rpm drive). I think I'll be sticking to the BP3".

    Could that -3w of power consumption in active mode- be part of the answer to why this SX300 doesn't install?
     
    Nspace, Oct 25, 2012
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    yeuemmaimai Notebook Consultant

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    ^ simple, I plugged it into the mSata slot on the board and it did not work. Pluged ut into my Sata port on old core 2 duo machine using an adapter and it worked.

    I doubt that it is the extra .3w as the drive has to conform the the mSATA specs
     
    yeuemmaimai, Oct 26, 2012
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    Nspace Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok that onlly says that this mSata Drive model doesn't work on your Vostro the way it is. Still two main variables remain, either your Laptop (some bad pin/solder/config.etc) or the mSata Drive (tried another drive?).
    Since two other mSata Drives actually worked on Vostro's 3450 -and one thru the mod this thread describes-, then the generic function is there.
    I understand the discarding process may get gruesome, particularly with the 3450 model, that needs a complete disassemble in order to access the mSata slot...
     
    Nspace, Oct 27, 2012
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    Does anyone try the msata SSD above 20GB or use Crucial M4?????
    I want to try it and the shop onwer tell me he had add for one coustmer and it is successful,but only for some specific ssd.
     
    j92453, Apr 13, 2013
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