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Does the W500 have a slot for mPCIe to USB adapters?

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Does the W500 have a slot for mPCIe to USB adapters?

#1 Post by cultOfThinkpad » Mon May 30, 2022 9:22 am

Just a quick question.

Does anyone know if the Thinkpad W500 have any mPCIe slots to fit something like this mPCIe to USB adapter?
https://tehnoetic.com/adapters/tet-mpcie2usb

Thanks.

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Re: Does the W500 have a slot for mPCIe to USB adapters?

#2 Post by axur-delmeria » Mon May 30, 2022 10:05 am

The WWAN slot should be perfect for that, as it's guaranteed to have the USB signals wired to the connector.
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Re: Does the W500 have a slot for mPCIe to USB adapters?

#3 Post by cultOfThinkpad » Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:04 am

Just to clarify, will I be able to install an mPCIe-to-USB adapter alongside a Wi-Fi card?

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#4 Post by TPFanatic » Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:49 am

Yes, in the wwan slot. You could even put a half-height wlan in the turbomem slot and free up the full-height wlan slot.

Flash a whitelist-removed bios first and be prepared to isolate pin 56 on a wlan card if putting it in the wwan or turbomem slots.

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Re: Does the W500 have a slot for mPCIe to USB adapters?

#5 Post by woynpoint » Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:10 pm

TPFanatic wrote:
Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:49 am
Yes, in the wwan slot. You could even put a half-height wlan in the turbomem slot and free up the full-height wlan slot.

Flash a whitelist-removed bios first and be prepared to isolate pin 56 on a wlan card if putting it in the wwan or turbomem slots.
Thanks a lot for information :thumbs-UP:

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