Questions tagged [adapter]
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Charger for MSI gaming laptop
My laptop is GS63VR 7RG Stealth Pro: https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GS63VR-7RG-Stealth-Pro/Specification
Since provided AC adapter is too heavy, I'd like to buy a smaller compatible charger.
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Which USB wifi adapter has best open source driver on Linux (linux-firmware …) support?
I need a WiFi adapter for my Linux desktop computer. The modern WiFi adapter usually lack the support for Linux platform (don't not need manually installation (include in linux-firmware)), but ...
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Which is 4 ports PCIE to Sata III ESATA III converters with 6GB/s speed and good throughput
My Gigabyte Motherboard SATA connectors not detecting sata HDD given to repair the technician told either problem in controller or circuit
I Have with me local company IDE to SATA coverter card but ...
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Currenza C2 coin reader MDB adapter for Android device
The Currenza C2 is a vending machine coin reader that uses a multidrop bus (MDB) interface. I wish to create a vending machine using the Currenza C2 B6M for coin reading, and connect it to an Android ...
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Right angled car cigarette lighter adapter
My car's cigarette lighter is situated so that any devices I put into it protrude and brush my hand when I change gear, which is very annoying (and potentially dangerous).
I am looking for something, ...
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Lightest possible adapter for Dell XPS with optional power bank features
I have a Dell XPS 15 laptop, and am looking for a power adapter with specific requirements. Here's what I'm after:
Must have
Works on XPS 15 9550 (ir-6700HQ with 1080p screen)
Works with EU (Dutch) ...
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looking for a usb to mini pcie adapter
I have some mini pcie wireless cards I want to use with my laptop. I ordered one such device from amazon, but it was a sham, there was litterly no components on the PCB, there is no way I could have ...
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Is there, or could anyone make a tiny 1 to 2 USB-C “splitter” hub that only contains a female USB-C-PD port and a female USB-C data port?
It still amazes me that it's almost the end of 2018 and still no one seems to have been able to, to my knowledge, find or create such a device. I did however gather some more information, so here I go....
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Performant M.2 SATA PCIe Adapter Card That Takes Multiple M.2 SSDs—Preferably RAID-capable
I’ve found a product that I may want to purchase since I have spare M.2 SATA SSDs lying around:
StarTech.com PEXM2SAT3422
I’m hoping to find out if something better exists out on the market. ...
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Getting a USB into 3.5 floppy drive
I'm dealing with a 3.5 inch floppy drive and I'm curious if there's any way to get a USB drive's data directly into the place where the floppy drive would usually be inserted. Is there such a device?
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wireless mobile cable?
I'm looking for a way to connect a mobile device to a generic computer device wireless.
Simply converting the normal micro usb / type c / lightning cable into a wireless micro usb / type c / ...
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Need to find adapter for laptop ATAPi/IDE to SATA
I need to integrate a 9.5 or 12.7 mm laptop optical BluRay drive into a small form factor case that only accepts a slot in drive. I have the slot in drive but it some small/slim ATAPI/IDE.
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HP Elitebook 8470P Power 65 watt or 90 watt
I have an HP Elitebook 8470P. It does a lot of heavy SQL Work. I was running it with 65 Watt 18.5V 3.5A Power Adapter which came with it. It overheated and burst a couple of days back after using it ...
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Macbook Retina 2012/2013 (SATA) To m.2
I recently bought an adapter which allowed me to install a Samsung SSD in my Early 2013 Macbook 15 Pro with SATA.
However, now I have a spare 512 GB Apple SSD with it‘s proprietary interface. I‘d ...
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Can I connect two computers using a Thunderbolt 3 cable using ethernet?
I am trying to avoid the very expensive 10GBe approaches which would likely require me to get an expensive 10G switch to connect an iMac to my storage server.
I wonder if I could use an iMac (not Pro)...
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Cheapest way to connect power, DisplayPort and two USB devices to USB-C port
Essentially I want to have a very simple docking solution for a laptop with a USB-C port, to provide power to the laptop and connect a monitor (with DisplayPort) and two input devices (with USB) to it....
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Cable recommendation for HDMI display
I am a bit lost on what adapters and cables I need for connecting a second external monitor to my laptops.
I already have an external HDMI monitor. All my three laptops have HDMI ports with which I ...
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Connect an SSD to an old MotherBoard ASRock K7S41GX
I have an old desktop running Linux, and I would like to put a SSD in as my main drive (replacing the current HDD).
The idea is to speed up the computer by placing the OS and applications in the SSD. ...
