I was trying to install an old M.2 AX200 I had lying around into a spare parts build and couldn't work out why it wasn't fitting. The issue was that apparently M.2 has many different keys. It needs to be specific key for Wifi, which is E or A, and most motherboards don't have this. The ones on my motherboard were M key. You can actually see on the module what keys it needs, there will be A and E. You can check your motherboard manual to see which keys it accepts. The E key module actually fit into 1 of the M key slots(bad M/B build quality), but the PC wouldn't power on at all.
Yes, M key is for SSD, if your motherboard doesn't say that have Wi-fi it will not have the M.2 key A+E. However, you can buy an adapter for M key to A+E and it works great. I just installed a Wifi card with that and is better that any USB adapter.
@@IntensePeppers trying to put the antenna on the new card and will not go. what do i do what worked for you in the end? im afraid im going to break it.
I was having trouble screwing it in and then I realized there's a clear plastic cover over the screw hole that needed to be broken so I just poked that with the screw driver also magnetizing your screwdriver helps out a ton
I have a new M.2 WiFi card. I was hoping for clarification on the cables that came with it. One clearly goes to an external antenna, the other merely looks weird. Probably I am supposed to crew it down somewhere.
CYBERPOWERPC thisw would be extremely helpful if you were to do a specific wifi 6 module replacement on the Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro WIFI detailing the removal of the plastic I/O Shroud, no one near as I can tell has done such a video. I hate to think i would have to remove my entire motherboard and all the gear plugged into it just to replace the module.....please help!
good day friend, thank you for your creativity, here's the question if this module will stand under the video card, will it warm up ? it's just that I have this connector located between the first and second pcie x16 slot ? what can you advise on this issue ? thank you for your time
I'm having really big difficulties putting in the antenna cables onto the card. You make it look so easy. Got any advice? I align the cable onto the hole and push down, but there's no click/snap and nothing connects. It just comes off, just like it wasn't connected (since it's not connected hahaha).
I found this helped... the guy used a guitar pick, but I got it to work using the corner of an old credit card: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZdbAu1k4UJg.html
just press it in and you will hear a nice little snap...... BULLSHIT!!! ....lol pulling my hair out trying to get these little bastards on. Antenna wires !! GRRrrrr well now I have to buy a new m2 card as the god dam part that it snaps onto came off the board.... nice little snap..!!!
question? I don't know much about pcs but I'm having my WIFI card removed, are m.2 WIFI cards also include the Bluetooth? or is that part of motherboard?
I am very thankful to you because when I am setting up the motherboard and my power cable removed I was very confused after watching the video after connecting the power cable my problem got fixed thankyou so much
I have already installed the driver. Waiting for the part (intel ax200, with baffle and antenna and wires) to come. My motherboard has a m.2 key E slot, should work. My current wifi card PCIE is still working after 10 years (recycled from old PC), but its blocking one of the fans on my display card. if i add a bigger than 2 slots display card in the future its not going in. So i need this to be done now.
this video is a bit old, so anyone with an Intel cpu, make sure to get the right type of M.2 cards, many cards say incompatible with desktop M.2 slots! You may be better off just buying a PCIe X 1 add-in card
Is their a difference between m.2 wifi card & pcie. Ive never had to install one and have nfi. I think in my current build the pcie slot is covered by the graphics card.
Hi Jeremy! I have an AsRock X570 Phantom Gaming X motherboard with an Intel AX200 module. But it isn't under the nvme shield... I'm not sure where they have placed it.
They just clip in? Sweet I know others might be different but mine clipped out during a power supply and graphics card upgrade and I was like...uhhhhhhh what are these?
Awesome video! My ASUS X551ca-SX029D has a very old and slow wi-fi card (Atheros AR9485). Can you recommend a compatible one to replace it with that supports wi-fi 6? Thank you sir.
I wish I'd known about this before I bought a pci-e card only to realize the motherboard I'm working with doesn't have an f-usb slot to power the darn thing.
Hello, my laptop with 2 antennas has a wlan card (only 2.4Ghz) with 2 notches (M2-E key) and gives me 2 bars of wifi signal (2 from 3 Windows' wifi signal strength). I have this doubts: 1. If I put a better wlan card with dual band, does the wifi signal strength of 2.4Ghz band will increase? 2. Can I install a compatible wlan card with 3 notches (M2-A key and M2-E key) or just 2 notches?
If I want to install a WiFi card on a PCIe slot do I still need to remove the original WiFi card or just deactivate it? My Pc has a crappy Mediatek mt7921 card
So my dumbass did not read the manual of my mobo, I bought a top notch ASUS WiFi PCI-E Wifi+BT card... Now it looks weird sitting atop my GPU, it barely was able to fit on top. BUT MY MOBO SUPPORTS THIS!?!? I JUST FOUND OUT LOL. It supports an M.2 Wifi Card! Do these have better signal!? Do they also come with BlueTooth!? I hate the cable I have to run from my new WiFi card to a USB socket on my motherboard, and I hate how the card itself sits right on top of my Graphics Card. Rubbing against it basically. The only thing I like is the antennae on the back so I can get a strong signal, that's my only concern, is the signal.
i was trying to replace the wifi card on my 2020 model asus x515 as it is so slow only 80 mpbs of 500. and i can not get the antenna back on now. it will not go on now matter how much force i apply. what the fuck? what do i do?
i broke the cable, how can i buy and what is the right size for that wifi card i tried to buy used wifi card but the wifi cable on it is different size (bigger than what i have) pls help
I'm looking at the MOBO and it seems like theres only one M.2 Slot. So essentially any wifi card would work, but I would use that m.2 slot for storage like an ssd or something. IDK the bandwidth for that specific slot, but I think it's intended for storage.
I'm guessing your board probably has the M.2 WIFI and cables hidden under the heat sink in the top left o the board, this is the case with Gigabyte x470 WIFI boards, to get to it you need to remove the covers and heat sync, its more fiddley to do and carries more risk as clearly they are trying to stop you changing the parts but I believe it can still be done.
I need one of this but i don't know if is compatible with my motherboard (H270 strix) .. I've seen 2 of m2 slot but i don't know witch one are compatible. I'm interested to buy ax200 or ax201. Thank you
I'm not completely sure about your motherboard, based on Google images it looks like those are normal m.2 slots for storage, not a Wi-Fi card. You might want to check your motherboard's manual. The card you want is the AX200, because the AX201 is a stripped down version that's only compatible with certain CPUs. What I did for my PC is I got a "PCI-E WiFi 6 Wireless PCI Adapter Intel AX200NGW" from Ebay for $22 which lets you plug it into a PCI-E slot.
hi, I saw this on my laptop this m.2 wifi card is it possible to put it on my desktop?is there a qualification in the motherboard I need to know before putting it?
@@shubham7688 there is m.2 key B which only accepts Sata SSD's, m.2 key M which only accepts PCIe Stuff and NVME SSD's and then m.2 key B+M which supports both. Key B is also with 6 pins per side 1 wider than Key M. Yep One Connector for multiple Protocols is confusing at first.
Yet Another shit to mess with the cable management.. Total ~22$ for those tiny little bastard and the installation is quite tricky to make it work flawlessly both for software and hardware side Fffffff....
