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December 31st, 2015 16:00
second wifi adapter
I am awaiting delivery of an XPS 8900. Dell only includes a single band wifi adapter. I would like to take the dual band (2.4 and 5G) Qualcomm Atheros 802.11 a|b|g|n Dualband Wireless Network Module from my old machine and plug it into a PCIe slot.
Is there any problem having two adapters if I disable one of them. Also, can I plug the PCIe 4 card into a PCIe 16 slot?
Many thanks for any help.
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January 1st, 2016 10:00
And please don't double-post the same question and send PMs about the question too.
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January 1st, 2016 10:00
It may better to remove the existing WiFi card and uninstall its driver in Device Manager otherwise it may conflict with the one you install.
You need to be sure that PCI-e WiFi hardware is compatible with Win 10 and you can find a Win 10 driver.
There are two x16 slots in the 8900. One is for the add-in video card and wired with 16 lanes. The other x16 slot is only x4 (4 lanes). So you'll need to know if the card will fit into that slot and if it's x4 compatible. The other PCI-e slot is either x4 slot or x1. (There's a disagreement between the spec sheet and the service manual on that last slot.)
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January 23rd, 2016 20:00
I am looking for to upgrade my current wifi card which is only 2.4g
it is really shame why they done it. and I was looking for other card to purchase from Amazon.
which one should get? I try to put my old wifi card from my old desk top it don't fit.
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January 24th, 2016 12:00
Always include your exact PC model and version of Windows in your posts...
You can only upgrade to a 5 GHz card IF your router supports 5 GHz. And your router also has to support the same 802.11 WiFi protocol as whatever new WiFi card you install on that frequency. Keep in mind that 5 GHz may be less crowded, but that frequency tends to have shorter range so you might end up with dead zones where 2.4 GHz is still good.
If you really mean you want to upgrade to an 802.11ac card, you can get one that's 2.4 GHz as long as your router supports ac on that frequency.
ac cards are more expensive then n cards so OEMs install n cards to keep the price down.
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January 26th, 2016 16:00
Easiest heartburn Free adapter is Edimax EW-7811UTC AC600 Dual-Band USB Adapter.
Doesn't need Drivers works out of the box with Windows 10 TH2 1511.
http://www.amazon.com/Edimax-EW-7811UTC-Dual-Band-Connectivity-Exceeding/dp/B00FW6T36Y
I get as good connection as used to be 10 meg wired connection via wireless.
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5031985288
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January 26th, 2016 19:00
I agree emphatically. The Edimax USB wi-fi adapter is effective and inexpensive.
Phil