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Question

Is it possible to make an usb 3.0 port in a laptop.

Mar 9, 2016 2:18PM PST

is it possible to upgrade the usb port of my laptop from 2.0 to 3.0 whether from optical bay drive.Or by removing the wireless card from my laptop and use that empty pci express card slot of the laptop

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So far, I've yet to see this happen.
Mar 9, 2016 2:24PM PST
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Well your wireless card doesn't
Mar 10, 2016 5:39AM PST

have a port to connect to. So if you replaced the wireless card how would you connect to the USB port? Laptop motherboards aren't as standard as desktops.

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well want suggestions which would be the best way
Mar 10, 2016 9:26AM PST

I am thinking of a lot of ways for doing so

option-1. i had removed my optical drive and inserted an ssd through the caddy i can drill port on the caddy and give the way to do this through the pci express card slot. if i got the right size for it.
option-2. i can remove the vga or hdmi port of my laptop and insert an pci express card slot there if that chip can be removed i dont know about this.Since i had no use for the vga or hdmi or port so this can be also an option.
what do you think can be done.

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In this case, go with what works.
Mar 10, 2016 9:30AM PST

You are way out on your own here. If you find a way, that way will be best.

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is it possible which i am thinking to do or not
Mar 10, 2016 10:23AM PST

Well both of the plans are usefull but is this possible or not