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currently I am wondering, what this slot is.
Seen in an acer Aspire 1080TZ.
(On the top left and top middle there are two RAM Slots.
On the bottom left there is the WIFI module and on the bottom right ... I have no idea.)
christopher2007
Posted 2019-02-20T13:22:05.240
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This appears to be just blank space for what would've been either a second Mini PCI Express slot (the same type as your Wi-Fi module, but with enough space for a full-size card, instead of just half-size), or an identically looking mSATA slot (for SSDs).
Note how the white "silkscreen" on the motherboard is exactly like the existing Wi-Fi card slot, only pointed in the other direction. It even appears to have some traces going to it, and there's a mounting screw post in the bottom right corner.
I'm not sure if this is a feature that similar models (e.g. more expensive versions) were supposed to have, or if it was an actual slot that someone carefully ripped out.
MiniPCIe and mSATA photos from Wikipedia:
user1686
Posted 2019-02-20T13:22:05.240
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1christopher2007: Well, you could plug one... if the laptop had an actual port. Your photo doesn't show the port, just empty space where the port would have been soldered on. Also, note that mSATA and MiniPCIe only look identical, but are not compatible: the port can only be wired for one or the other. – user1686 – 2019-02-20T14:00:04.460
I am afraid, but it seems that I can not plug in the wifi module on the right side. there is no female place for the pins to go. Is this maybe missing? Where the silver/white space on the motherboard is? Because if I buy a mSATA SSD (thanks for the hint) I can not plug it in there. – christopher2007 – 2019-02-20T14:01:15.777
ok, that is exactly the thing I was wondering. So the female part is missing on the motherboard, damn. So no upgrade posibility for me on this slot I guess? – christopher2007 – 2019-02-20T14:02:05.863