Thx for the driver link. I've only used ethernet cable for my gaming computers for years. This adapter is my first experience with a wifi connection for my PCs.
QUICK TIP: If your motherboard does not come with pcie x1 slots......you CAN plug these wifi cards into a pcie x16 slot (the same slot you plug a GPU into)
Don’t unplug the power supply just turn it off you are gunna want to keep your pc grounded and touch the psu every few minutes to prevent static shock and ruining your pc
I installed the card into the appropriate slots and the cable as well as the cables. When I was attempting the setup I installed the WBAX210 drivers from when they were on windows 10. I then installed the drivers from intel and restarted but the Bluetooth component is not working
Thanks for stating that you have to plug in the usb header for bluetooth. I have only 1 USB header on my motherboard and removed my PCIe wifi card since I connected my fan hub to the USB header. Now to get a splitter.
After completing all the steps in the same manner as you, my wifi network properties still say 6GHZ internet. What should i do from here to get the 6GHZ? Thank you and great video!😀
What kind of file transfer speeds do you get on average? PC to laptop or vice versa (I know they will be subject to you hardware, but just thought I'd ask)
i use aorus z490 xtreme and when i plug this card in device manager i find it only with the name Base Systems Device and she won't to recognise the driver. i need help. tnx
Quick question does it matter which pcie you buy for your motherboard, and if so im buying the Asus prime b450m-A II (Amd), is this pcie compatible with my amd motherboard? Another thing is when i searched this pcie on amazon there is 1 antenna, i dont see a antenna on yours does you have to use it?
i got it plugged in and everything although it says my oc ran into a problem and won’t start, i’ve looked into the advanced problems and tried to fix it, restart it and nothing is seeming to work, may you know maybe what’s the problem
I'm answering 8 months too late but if your motherboard already has a wireless device, you need to disable it in the bios. I had to do that as well and then it worked flawlessly
I don't know if you'll know the answer to this question but I wanted to get the wbax2400r as it is newer, but not sure if it's better. Please let me know?
I dont think anybody can help but Ive followed these instructions at least twice now and the bluetooth, while it does "connect", the connection is extremely unstable, poor, or downright nonfunctional... unsure what to do.
Quick question, I just ordered my first pc and forgot to add the Wi-Fi option 😅 so I’ve been looking into vids like this and it seems pretty straight forward I have a intel i5 with windows 10 would it still work? My motherboard is a Gigabyte Intel H610M Motherboard so would it already have Wi-Fi/ the slot to plug it into? Thank you.
It looks like the motherboard that your new PC comes with only has one PCIe slot, which will be used for the graphics card. So you most likely won't be able to use this card in your PC.
@@TheHowToGuy123 it would work I’ve checked with the company another tech guy and my mates the graphics has nothing to do with that slot that needs adapter
I have this wireless card, exactly the same. My Bluetooth has never worked. Not with a header cable, not with usb a male to male. Idk what I’m doing wrong anymore. Drivers updated, reinstalled device manually and in device manager, still, nothing.
The best way to find out which bands your router supports is to just google it's specs or click around in the router settings. Most modern routers support the 5GHz band, but 6GHz is fairly new and only supported on routers made in the last couple of years.
Help! My windows 11 wont boot after i install my wifi card in! It boots once and i test it and its all good, driver update too, but on next boot its doesnt boot windows
I’m having a super weird issue with this exact card-when I install it, my PC won’t boot! All of my lights flicker when I hit the power button, but shut off as soon as I let it go. (If I hold the button they just flick on and off.). As soon as I uninstall the WiFi card, my PC boots and runs fine. I’ve tried both of my PCIe x1 slots, and tried forcing the slots to Gen 1 and Gen 3, but no luck. Does anyone have any ideas?
I was able to test my card in another PC and it didn’t have the same issue (just had to install Intel WiFi drivers), so I’m thinking it was something specific about either the combination of my motherboard and this card, or that my motherboard doesn’t like having my PCIe x1 slots populated at all
Noob question here. What if I skip the USB-A to USB-A cable connecting step? If I just put the PCIe WiFI into the slot, will it work on its own without using any other cables?
@@TheHowToGuy123 Thank you for clarifying that the USB step is optional. I don't think I have any free slots but I really don't care about the Bluetooth function, The WiFi is all I need atm.
@@TheHowToGuy123 I figured it out. It was really stupid of me lol. Just had to put my USB antenna back in and hope it connected to the internet. Thankfully it worked!
@@TheHowToGuy123 well that sucks, i read that it can be extended with a RP-SMA cable and if its not too long it wont hurt that much, i need like 1,2 meters more and it will be perfect!
This is a perfect video. Very concise and easy to understand and the music is the perfect volume. I'm thinking of putting a tp-link card in my desktop. My question is, do I need to uninstall or disable the old software before downloading the drivers for the new card?
My Wi-Fi only uses 500mbs of data usage. I download at 40mbs and upload at 20mbs. What should I do to increase performance. This is a custom computer btw, so I didn't know how to setup the computer so that all of the drivers are up to date, and what settings were right for good performance.
I know this is late but don’t use RU-vid as a substitute for google Figure out if your drivers are up to date but you probably just got a shitty wifi card
Rather than connecting the card to a USB header to get bluetooth working, you can connect it with a USB-A to USB-A cable. But on 99% of computers, this involves running the cable to a USB port outside of the case.
Could someone please help me out? I e plugged in the wifi adapter and set up the antenna. Only issue is that I still can’t connect to the internet. No available networks show up and it tells me to change settings. I’m not very great with computers sorry.
The Intel ones. Intel makes the WiFi chipset on this WiFi card which is why we install intel drivers. This is independent of the CPU. The computer that I used in this video also uses an AMD CPU.
Download them on another PC and transfer it with a USB, download them on your phone then transfer with a USB, plug in an Ethernet cable or use a USB WiFi adapter...
so i Just got this same wifi card and downlaoded all my drivers and everything is working fine exept for games whenever i try to play any game it lags super bad does anyone know how to fix it
Sorry I quick question my wifi card is a Realtek PCI GBE Ethernet Family controller but on the website it does not have the drivers for windows 11 what do I do then?
Realtek PCI GBE Ethernet Family controller is not a wifi card and is most likely the ethernet port on the motherboard. If you are looking for a driver for it, I'd look up the page for your motherboard and there should be a driver for it there.
Download them on another PC and transfer it with a USB, download them on your phone then transfer with a USB, plug in an Ethernet cable or use a USB WiFi adapter...
Btw, if your computer comes with wifi... just get an antenna lol if you install this to your motherboard your PC won't know what to do and will just blue screen. Just use the antenna 😅
@@lemanael8199 Not sure what you mean .. but the internal usb modules look different than the external ones. On the back of the card is port that you plug the cable into and that plugs into the motherboard to connect the bluetooth; if that answers your question.
IM going to return this piece of junk, once I finished all the steps and my turn my computer on to reboot, it states that something went wrong with my pc and couldn't restart properly, then ever since all the functions that were fine with my PC and windows are no longer working. Not a tech guy or anything but I'm going to assume that my compute isn't compatible with this and just going to stick with a handy dandy ethernet.
Hi, A co z wyjściami czy też wejściami USB na tej karcie? Do czego służą tak naprawdę i jaka funkcję w pełni można wykorzystać ? Bo nigdzie nie ma tak naprawdę informacji a nie znam się na tyle.😂 Pozdrawiam
@@MassiveSwordAndCards The card that plugs into the pcie is wifi, the cable that can plug into the back of it and then into the mobo is for bt. Maybe you already have bt onboard or possibly English isn't your first language, lol.
@@raincadeify No, I got my bluetooth from the card and never used that connection. It's just in the PCIE slot. Is English foreign to you as well? Good to meet a fellow Martian....
I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand because I don't speak English and I want to ask If I connect the network card using a USB cable that plugs into the motherboard, will I have access to bluetooth? Or does only bluetooth work if I make USB-A to USB-A connection?🙏🙏
FYI - Make sure you actually Shut Down your computer before installing the card... I wasn't paying attention, connected the card like a lunatic while my PC was off, then wasted 2 hours trying to understand why It wasn't working... lol. After a while, i shut down my computer, disconnected, powered it on, then powered it off, reconnected my card, powered my PC On, then it worked lol.
i bought the same card from amazon 2 days ago but for some reason windows can't recognize it in device manager. Can someone with the same card to show how the card is named in device manager?
I just got a card loke this and installed it, also attached the cable and installed drivers. Bluetooth shows up now, but when I try to connect any devices, no devices show up in there? It just doesnt find any? Do you know how to fix this?
just an fyi for anyone watching, don’t download the drivers from gigabyte. i just did a fresh install of windows, installed the drivers and immediately received a netwtw10.sys bsod and kept happening until the driver was uninstalled
@@SPEAKACHU i fixed it by removing the card and just using my motherboards wifi instead. i was using the card before this and the card worked flawlessly; never once dropped my connection
