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I was repasting a toshiba tecra m10 and during  disassembly i found an extra msata slot and was wondering if it was for storage. Hope someone can help!

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9 minutes ago, Terabyte_272 said:

I was repasting a toshiba tecra m10 and during  disassembly i found an extra msata slot and was wondering if it was for storage. Hope someone can help!

 

Possibly. Physically, almost certainly yes. However, some OEMs have hardware whitelisting in BIOS. I have 2 laptops with the same chipset, and they support it (Packard Bell, and a Dell).

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The 2nd mSATA slot was used for Intel Turbo Memory, similar to what Intel Optane is today. It's possible to install a mSATA SSD into that slot, but it's up to the bios to determine if it can be used or not as extra storage.

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1 hour ago, NumLock21 said:

The 2nd mSATA slot was used for Intel Turbo Memory, similar to what Intel Optane is today. It's possible to install a mSATA SSD into that slot, but it's up to the bios to determine if it can be used or not as extra storage.

Hmm is there any way to check?

Current main PC:

 

CPU: R7 5800x (PBO undervolted)

GPU: 7900XT

RAM: 32gb Kingston Fury @ 3600mhz

MOBO: Asus ROG B550 F Gaming Wifi

CASE: Xtia Xproto ATX

 

Server PC:

 

CPU: Xeon X5690

GPU: R9 Fury X

RAM: Assorted 4gb sticks (24gb total)

MOBO: Asus Sabretooth X58

CASE: Alienware Area 51 ALX

 

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3 minutes ago, Terabyte_272 said:

Hmm is there any way to check?

Can look at reviews of the same model laptop that you have or buy a mSATA SSD and try it out yourself.

Can also try to find the manual for it and see if they are any technical details about it.

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