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    access panel on the MS-1651

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by telek, Mar 6, 2009.

  1. telek

    telek Notebook Enthusiast

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    On my MSI MS-1651 I see an access panel in the front of the chassis, what is it for? if I open it up it leads to the rear of the second mini pci-e slot from the left most side. I don't see any mounting screw holes to put any modules that might be connected to a mini pci-e card, any idea's what this is actually meant for? (besides an extra air hole)..lol
     
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    diablo2k Notebook Guru

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    Are you talking about the one in front about the size of a 9volt battery? if so I have this same access door and theres nothing in there, just some solder points as if something was made to go there but wasn't included with our models.
     
    diablo2k, Mar 6, 2009
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    RayanMX Notebook Evangelist

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    I bet it was meant for the TV Tuner... :(
     
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    I don't think so, its too far underneath the front to be useful, unless it was ment for some sorta IR module, other then that I am clueless to what this actually could be used for, but now that I look at it, it gives me a few modding idea/ ways to stick more hardware in this notebook.

    Yes thats the access door I was talking about.
     
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    What about a GSM Card slot? :)
     
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    vinceboiii Animals are friends, not food.

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    Pictures! Helps A Lot Thanks
     
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    if you flip yours over vince its a small little plastic cover towards the front on the left hand side right in front of the large access door for all the components.
     
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    telek Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry next time I'll include pics.

    That's exactly what I was thinking actually...lol
     
    telek, Mar 7, 2009
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    This is the mysterious port on the GT627...

    [​IMG]

    Cheers!
    RayanMX
     
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    According to MSI's disassembly manual it's a sim card door. There's no place to put a sim card but that's what it's called.
     
    Duckfan5554, Mar 13, 2009
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    As soon as I get a CPU to flash my BIOS so i can use the real CPU I wanted to use, I will look into seeing if its possible to "borrow" a SIM card slot from some hardware I have that won't miss it..lol

    I can see the solder points, but I am not sure if they can be used or not, I need to run some tests to see if its possible, who knows what else is missing.

    There is also room for an extra PCI-E Mini expansion slot, I can see the solder points so I might even try to add another expansion slot.
     
    telek, Mar 13, 2009
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