WTB (or swap): M.2 WiFi cards, AC wave 2 or AX

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SomeoneSomewhere

1802 posts

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#289937 10-Oct-2021 20:11

I've got a laptop with an RTL8822BE (AC wave 1) in it that's driving me crazy.

I've just ordered a pair of AX201NGWs, one for a desktop, but realised after they shipped that they require a recent Intel chipset (CNVio interface), which won't work for me. These are available if anyone wants them, once they arrive, $20-ish. I'll refund if it turns out they don't work in your platform.

I'm hoping someone has a desktop motherboard that came with WiFi that I can grab the card out of for $15-30. E.g. 9260NGW, AX200NGW, AX201NGW. I'd probably be happy with non-Intel ones too. Or I can swap one in your laptop for something newer.

I'm in Wellington.

yumcimil

177 posts

Master Geek

#2796048 15-Oct-2021 21:13

We've got some pretty dire Realtek RTL8852AE cards you can have for free if you like? I might also try swapping out the weird AX500 Qualcomm in this XPS, but haven't pulled it apart yet.

K8Toledo

1014 posts

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#2796049 15-Oct-2021 21:28

Will this do?

Huntakillaz

268 posts

Ultimate Geek

#2796060 15-Oct-2021 22:42

SomeoneSomewhere:

I've got a laptop with an RTL8822BE (AC wave 1) in it that's driving me crazy.

I've just ordered a pair of AX201NGWs, one for a desktop, but realised after they shipped that they require a recent Intel chipset (CNVio interface), which won't work for me. These are available if anyone wants them, once they arrive, $20-ish. I'll refund if it turns out they don't work in your platform.

I'm hoping someone has a desktop motherboard that came with WiFi that I can grab the card out of for $15-30. E.g. 9260NGW, AX200NGW, AX201NGW. I'd probably be happy with non-Intel ones too. Or I can swap one in your laptop for something newer.

I'm in Wellington.

oh shoot is that why swapping one from and Intel board to my AMD board the WiFi card didn't work. :(

I'll check what I have

SomeoneSomewhere

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#2796064 15-Oct-2021 23:11

Sorry, I should have updated to mention that I'm semi-sorted - managed to borrow an AX200 out of family's mini-ITX build.

Yeah, from looking at my AMD laptop, the CNVI (Intel-only) card would physically fit in the slot even though it's keyed differently to the compatible cards. Grumble...

I do still have a pair of AX201 Intel-only WiFi 6 cards on order if anyone wants them.

I've also ordered a couple of AX210 6E cards, but who knows when a) Mouser will get them back in stock, and b) when RSM will allow use of 6GHz spectrum.