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sata to mini displayport?

I have a laptop with an optical drive that I never use, and i believe it uses a sata. Could I get a sata to mini displayport and run an external GPU?

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  • Herfot
    Lv 6
    5 years ago

    No, SATA is not designed for video. Your laptop should have a video out. It could be VGA, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt or some mini variant of these. In a pinch you can use a USB video adapter for basic video usage.

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