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    rc512-s01 Internal Components

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by eric859, Dec 14, 2011.

  1. eric859

    eric859 Newbie

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    I opened the laptop up to see the internal components (hard drive, memory, etc) and I saw an unused connector below the hard drive and next to the memory chips. Can anyone tell me what this might be used for? I would like to add an internal bluetooth adapter, so I'm hoping it can be used for this purpose.
     
    eric859, Dec 14, 2011
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Can you take and post a photo of the slot?

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Dec 14, 2011
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    Same question, I want internal Bluetooth.

    Here's a photo of the port in question, sorry for dragging up an old thread.
    photo of plug
     
    canadaohcanada, Feb 17, 2012
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    Bumping this thread, hopefully someone knows the answer to this.
     
    canadaohcanada, Feb 25, 2012
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    I'm sure that port has been talked about previously and the conclusion was that it was for connection of a diagnostic cable or similar and not for the Bluetooth module. This site shows a couple of Bluetoogh modules that it claims are compatible with Samsung notebooks, and neither look as if they would fit that port.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Feb 25, 2012
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    Thanks for the info. It looks like I'll have to get a tiny USB module instead of going the internal route. Thanks again.
     
    canadaohcanada, Feb 26, 2012
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