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iMac has a Mini PCI-e slot, occupied by the wireless card that can be used for other purposes such as additional SATA ports. This got me thinking. There are mini PCI SSDs. Can I use this slot for an SSD? Anybody know if it’s been done yet?
this is a great questions… i have been trying to research this issues for a few hours now. so far i found two individuals who have said it is not possible. however, i intend to buy a mini pcie ssd card and attempt this procedure myself. (imac 24" 2.8ghz). Update FYI - Here is a link to someone who claims that their 2008 imac was able to read a mini PCIe SATA SSD: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.p…
My computer is a 2008 iMac running El Capitan. I have installed an Iocrest JMB582 dual Sata card in the mini PCI-E connector (in place of the WiFi card) . At power up drive and directories and files can be seen briefly but drive then becomes disconnected and only seen after powering down and restarting. After powering off the drive by itself and then on again the blue LED, for the drive (on the JMB582) illuminates but nothing else happens. Does any one else have this issue or any advice on this issue?
