My company gave me a Dell E6540 [edited from incorrect model "E6450"] with a built in 256 GB SSD (way too small). Dell does not make a CDROM replacement SSD for the E6540 (!!!), believe it or not.
Therefore, I see a good option as putting an mSATA SSD in the WWAN slot, which I understand should work fine. Unfortunately, the IT department claims the slot is "only for a wireless card".
How can I convince them that putting an SSD in that slot will work?
Here is one forum (for Thinkpads) discussing using use of WWAN for mSATA:
Thinkpad using WWAN for mSATA SSD
Ok, here is the goods. At least two different people claim they installed an SSD mSATA drive in the full size WWAN slot, both posts list exact equipment descriptions:
Best Answer
Latitude E6x20, E6x30 have WLAN/WWAN slots that are mini PCIe/USB only. They do not support mSATA SSDs.
Latitude E6x40 and 7xx0 have combo mini PCIe/mSATA/USB slots that support mSATA SSDs.