Adding a Mini PCIe FireWire Card to my MiniPC /or a M2 SSD Hard Drive to my Mini PC

[AlexMagno]

Greetings everyone,

I would like to know if it is possible to use the WLAN module slot to install  a Mini PCI-e FireWire Card? I own a great FireWire Audio Interface and was wondering if I could use that slot for that purpose? 

The reason Why I am asking for it is because, that's the  normal way I would do install such cards on older mini PCs or Extra Mini PCIe cards on Laptops. 
If its  not the case, would  that slot can be used to house a third M.2 SSD Hard Drive? 
I run Linux Mint and Windows 10 (dual boot and two different hard drives )

Thank you much 

[old_geekster]

@AlexMagno , welcome to the forum.

Here is the Hardware Reference Guide for your computer.  It appears that there is a M.2 socket on your motherboard.  On Pages 19 thru 22 it explains how to replace or add a M.2 PCIe SSD.  It is beneath the hard drive from what I can determine.

I don't believe that you can use the WLAN slot for a Firewire card.

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[banhien]

@AlexMagno 

Normally PCIe slot for wifi card is very slow and you need faster port for Firewire 400/800. But from following specs

   https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c05265587#AbT6

You can use spare PCIe slot for Firewire. Please try

          https://www.startech.com/au/Cards-Adapters/FireWire/

Regards.