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    XPS 17 (l702x) MB extension port

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by oddstan, Mar 23, 2017.

  1. oddstan

    oddstan Newbie

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    Does anyone know what is the port I've highlighted on photo?
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    Please share, do you use that port or mPCIe and what for?
    Have anyone tried SODIMM DDR3-1600 at XPS17 with proper CPU (i7-27xx or above)?
     
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    oddstan, Mar 23, 2017
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  2. Thiblizz

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    The port you pointed out is the Optical Drive Bay, you could use a third HDD/SSD in there if you want. (you will have to buy a HDD Caddy tho)

    And there is no problem at all using SODIMM DDR3-1600MHz, even 2133MHz will work out of the box.
    However, you will need to use a modded BIOS in order to not be locked at 1333MHz.
     
    Thiblizz, Mar 25, 2017
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