whether the wireless card is poor? and Can I install a SSD and interchange the position of HHD and SSD if I remove the graghic card in the ultrabay?
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The card in the "ultrabay" can be switched out for another HDD/SSD, DVD/Blu-ray drive, or another cooling fan. I'm not quite sure about what you mean by the first question though.
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I have no idea , I bought the beast just because it was the first one to come for the best price. Did you compare the stats on them besides MHz? Mine work fine, and have had no problems with them. Just remember to have a 64 bit OS or you will not be able to to get the full speed out of them
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I've had nothing but problems with the PCI-E card. The bluetooth 4.0 is very flakey and causes all my usb devices to not work (bluetooth connects to an internal USB port inorder to function). I've not been successful at keeping a good connection with the WiFi either. That being said, when used in my mini-card slot on a Gigabyte Brix I've had no issues at all. This could be because of my Motherboard/PCI-E or could be the PCI-E card itself, its hard to say as I only have 1 desktop that has full sized PCI-E interface.
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technically compatible. But this card is universally unstable. I would advise to look elsewhere.
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I've not used the PCIe card, but I have been using the Intensity Shuttle for about a year. I chose the Shuttle over the card to reduce the chances of hardware conflicts and driver issues. From what I've read and based on my own experience with the Shuttle, the most difficult aspect of getting these devices to work will lie with firmware and driver versions. You should check their support site and find the hardware compatibility guide. If your hardware does not match their recommendations, chance are, it won't work and I'm not talking about meeting standards such as OS version, PCIe versions, I'm talking about the specific hardware platforms they list. Blackmagic HW and SW is developed on HP platforms and some Asus mobos and to get the highest probability that the card will work, you should use the exact same HW they use. On their forum, you can find other users who have had success with HW not on BM's HW compatibility list. BM does not recommend that hardware but they do provide the information for those who want to take the risk. Once you match the hardware, firmware, drivers and OS's and get the card to work, their products perform great, very high quality performance and reliability.
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I just bought this configuration at Best Buy yesterday and I can confirm that mine includes the Intel dual band wireless AC card. My system was manufactured in June 2014. I do not know if the version offered here has the new card or not. The remainign specs are the same (i7, 8GB RAM, 256 SSD, ...).
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it has wireless card inside the PC tower, but not reliable. When I used it, the PC lost wireless connection every hours and I had to remove and connect it again. My laptop on the same room didn't have such problem.it is most possible to be the hardware issue
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you don't have the particular slot to put this card in, go with this one instead, make sure you pick the one that is new and also from Kens computer shop:
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I can not answer that question because I did not install the SSD. I brought it to the greek squad at Bestbuy. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
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You can get by with using the 0 and 1 antenna leaving the 2 open or you could order a 3rd antenna and put it in where ever you can I stuck one in the base under the keyboard. I never used mine with just 2 but honestly I'm done with Intel wireless cards both of the ones I bought had issues. I would go for a atheros one instead.
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Is the card propietary or not? In other words, have you pulled it from a machine such as HP or Toshiba? ALL of these manufcturers pay companies such as Intel to slightly tweak the origonal chipset, in effect branding it with their own name. All mfgr. of laptops have a WHITELIST, an odd misnomer in my opinion. It should be called a BLACKLIST, for in effect that's what it is. If I insert this in some laptops, the BIOS will not execute. On my acer 5516 yes,it went in. Acer and Fujitsu are less greedy it seems. Those companies allow a much wider variety of wireless cards.Dell and HP? Forget it.
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I had the same issues with both the 750 FTW and 750 TI. I'll be picking up this card in the hopes that it works, as all the things I've read state that the 600-series doesn't suffer the same limitations. The HP Envy line ships with the 'Angelica 2' motherboard which isn't capable of running cards that were made to the UEFI 2.3.1 standard. If you've purchased this already and have it running, I'd love to see a reply from you. Otherwise I'll pick one of these up once my returns for the two 700-series cards are processed.
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I got one of these at the same time as my UX301LA-XH72T, it worked perfectly until I updated windows to 8.1 (64bit). Now, the dock works ok at my office but when I take ultrabook home and use it without the dock I cant get wifi to connect until I uninstall the drivers. So, yes it will work (make sure you get the correct drivers from DisplayLink website 1st) but you will have issues when not using the dock..I'm debating selling mine for this reason and sticking with the connection accessories that came with the uktrabook.Great Ultrabook by the way! Shame Asus cant ensure that their docks work with the own latest and greatest! I got one of these at the same time as my UX301LA-XH72T, it worked perfectly until I updated windows to 8.1 (64bit). Now, the dock works ok at my office but when I take ultrabook home and use it without the dock I cant get wifi to connect until I uninstall the drivers. So, yes it will work (make sure you get the correct drivers from DisplayLink website 1st) but you will have issues when not using the dock..I'm debating selling mine for this reason and sticking with the connection accessories that came with the uktrabook.Great Ultrabook by the way! Shame Asus cant ensure that... » Read More I got one of these at the same time as my UX301LA-XH72T, it worked perfectly until I updated windows to 8.1 (64bit). Now, the dock works ok at my office but when I take ultrabook home and use it without the dock I cant get wifi to connect until I uninstall the drivers. So, yes it will work (make sure you get the correct drivers from DisplayLink website 1st) but you will have issues when not using the dock..I'm debating selling mine for this reason and sticking with the connection accessories that came with the uktrabook.Great Ultrabook by the way! Shame Asus cant ensure that their docks work with the own latest and greatest! « Show Less
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Mr. Turner has the right of it. I haven't looked inside the case, but possible problems are not enough space for the new card, and not enough watts from the power supply. Then there is the hassle of upgrading the software drivers. It's not a good idea. It sounds like you want a customized unit. You can go through Dell or find a company that builds to order, or assemble it yourself. Be sure to check out any company that offers customized units. Often the cheapest is not a good idea.
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I am also looking for the memory upgrade. If someone who has done this could post details, I would be eternally grateful! Not a member of the geek sqad so I am not sure how to go about it - is there a specific type to buy and how do you instal it?
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I have not tried yet.it seems to be tricky with the UEFI boot.I went the virtual machne way instead. It runs great with the amount of power this beast has.Best regardsClement
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I replaced the stock Intel PCIe card with the Bigfoot card, the trick is that as delivered, the Inspiron has a WiMAX card installed as well, so you have to remove the keyboard and replace the Intel PCIe card, after that, and after installing the drivers, it works great. Since I had never used the WiMAX card, and it looks like a network card, it surprised me to find that the active network card was still Intel... Removing the card, and still finding an active Intel card clued me in that I was replacing the wrong one... I've tried many different cards in my laptops, this one has proven to be the most reliable. I replaced the stock Intel PCIe card with the Bigfoot card, the trick is that as delivered, the Inspiron has a WiMAX card installed as well, so you have to remove the keyboard and replace the Intel PCIe card, after that, and after installing the drivers, it works great. Since I had never used the WiMAX card, and it looks like a network card, it surprised me to find that the active network card was still Intel... Removing the card, and still finding an active Intel card clued me in that I was replacing the wrong one... I've tried many different cards in my laptops, this one has proven to be... » Read More I replaced the stock Intel PCIe card with the Bigfoot card, the trick is that as delivered, the Inspiron has a WiMAX card installed as well, so you have to remove the keyboard and replace the Intel PCIe card, after that, and after installing the drivers, it works great. Since I had never used the WiMAX card, and it looks like a network card, it surprised me to find that the active network card was still Intel... Removing the card, and still finding an active Intel card clued me in that I was replacing the wrong one... I've tried many different cards in my laptops, this one has proven to be the most reliable. « Show Less