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November 26th, 2022 12:00
Dell Inspiron 14 5425 and it's Wi-Fi card
I have the Ryzen variant and it comes with the MediaTek Wi-Fi card which honestly makes me annoyed with the Wi-Fi connections getting disconnected all the time. I'm done with this unstable Wi-Fi connectivity issues. I checked the user manual and it mentioned that there are a few Wi-Fi cards I can upgrade one of which is Qualcomm wcn6856-dbs card but I can't seem to find it anywhere to buy. Can someone help me suggest a resolution around this?
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JOcean
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November 26th, 2022 13:00
The other available card for the 5425 was the Realtek RTL8821CE available here at Parts-People.
Mannan8374
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November 26th, 2022 13:00
I know about the Realtek card but it seems like a downgrade rather than an upgrade if I could get the Qualcomm card somehow that would be perfect.
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November 26th, 2022 14:00
Then as an alternative to the card you have now this Intel card at Amazon should be a fit as I believe the slot in your 5425 is M.2.
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The MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921 Wireless LAN Card and driver have an energy conserving feature that turns off the WiFi transmitter when not needed. That's why you see the WiFi signal/symbol diminish. The feature was developed for Windows 10 message "packets". Windows 11 may use the message "packets" differently/for other purposes. The work-around is to disable the "Wake on Magic Packet" energy saving feature.
Device Manager/Network Adapters/MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921 Wireless LAN Card properties/advanced/Wake on Magic Packet: set to "disable".