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What is this RAM-like slot in my laptop?

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Hi,

 

I have an Advent 7105 laptop from 2005/6.

 

In the same area of the motherboard as the modem card, there is a slot that is just slightly too small to fit my laptop RAM. and doesn't have the little indent/notch like is on RAM.

 

It does have the two metal latches like the RAM slots have to keep the RAM in place. I simply have no idea what the slot is for, all help appreciated (:

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Who knows, you didnt give any pictures

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Who knows, you didnt give any pictures

Sorry, forgot to add it. That yellow thing is the CMOS battery and the modem card usually sits ontop of it but I took it out.

 

 

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2 minutes ago, JoSquare said:

Sorry, forgot to add it. That yellow thing is the CMOS battery and the modem card usually sits ontop of it but I took it out.

 

 

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A different generation of RAM maybe, what CPU does it have?

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

A different generation of RAM maybe, what CPU does it have?

The CPU is a AMD Mobile Sempron 3000+

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Did this laptop come with RAM? Like are there other slots that might fit ram? If so, then we can rule out it being ram. If not, then we know it's RAM.

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Just now, JadenCH said:

Did this laptop come with RAM? Like are there other slots that might fit ram? If so, then we can rule out it being ram. If not, then we know it's RAM.

Hi, yes my laptop came with RAM. One slot is under the keyboard and the other slot is by the CPU. Both are populated with 1gb sticks of RAM I put in.

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19 minutes ago, JoSquare said:

The CPU is a AMD Mobile Sempron 3000+

Only supports DDR, so most likely not RAM slot. I doubt something this big will.be a debug port (production models wont have the slot, just the solder points) so Idk

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Hi folk @Jurrunio @JadenCH think I might have found what it is. I was looking at images of the laptop graphics chip and I found this image:image.thumb.png.092d83b4781ca8fa561c8f0f97efa68d.png

i searched for 'broadcom 2004 wirless card' and I am thinking that is what the slot is for. I know based on this site: http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/7105.htm

that the laptop should have a wireless card. I haven't seen anywhere it could be in my laptop so I am thinking that the slot is for a wireless card of some sort.

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Just now, Curious Pineapple said:

It's an ExpressCard slot.

it couldn't be, the slot is inside the laptop and ik what expresscards are. I am thinking it is a Mini-PCI slot since Mini-PCI cards used to look like this:

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they have the notches for the metal clips just like a ram slot, and the connector has no indent like as to allow for ram.

Thanks for suggestion

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3 minutes ago, JoSquare said:

it couldn't be, the slot is inside the laptop and ik what expresscards are. I am thinking it is a Mini-PCI slot since Mini-PCI cards used to look like this:

It is a Mini-PCI card. It just has a similar retention system to SO-DIMM

 

The fact the PCB says it's from 2004 should narrow it down immensely.

 

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2 minutes ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

It is a Mini-PCI card. It just has a similar retention system to SO-DIMM

 

The fact the PCB says it's from 2004 should narrow it down immensely.

 

Thank you for the confirmation ?  Thanks every1 else for ur help

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