Advice for mPCI-E WiFi + Bluetooth Card

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rog02

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Hello,

I am using Asus Maximus V Gene motherboard which has mPCIE expansion card.

I am trying to find WiFi + Bluetooth Card. After searching a lot I could find http://.

Currently I am using Windows 7 operating system and this item seems to work with it.

If anyone knows betters products than this, which work with Windows 7, please mention.

Also I have no idea what other parts needs to be purchased along with this. Please let me know if buying only this card is not sufficient and I need to go with other parts also.

Thanks for your help.

 
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The card you referred to is an Intel Advanced N 6235 half-height mini PCIe card. I put a similar card in my Dell 1545 Inspiron laptop. The card I used is an Intel Advanced N 6230 half-height mini PCIe card. I am quite happy with it. I like the way bluetooth is integrated into this card and wifi signal strength is very good. If your expansion slot is half-height mini PCIe type, then the new Intel card will pop right into it and nothing else is needed. Just get the latest driver for your new card from the Intel web site.
 
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I said that you don't need anything else in order to install that wifi card in your system, but of course you will need antennas. Here are a couple of antennas that will work. They come complete with leads and connectors that will snap right on to your card.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121080058237?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271160484133?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

It would be advisable to mount the antennas outside of your computer case for best radio transmission.
 
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Thank you for your reply,

But I have little doubt here. The link for antenna are for laptops. I am using Desktop. Will those antenna work with desktop also?
 
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Woah, something is grossly amiss here.
1. The antenna you linked to will not work with the wireless card that the OP described. Your antenna has a screw-on connector, but he needs an antenna that has leads with snap-on connectors that are typically found on a mini PCIe wireless card. The antenna that I mentioned has snap-on connectors. It is normally intended for a laptop, but would work with a desktop if the wireless card is half-height mini PCIe type. If you want to use some other type of antenna, you will have to adapt it to the snap-on connectors.
2. I don't know where you get this idea that I was mistaken about installing a half-height mini PCIe card in a laptop. This type of card is very common in laptops. It would seem that you don't know what a half-height mini PCIe card is. Here is an example of one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Intel-6235-6235ANHMW-WIFI-WLAN-BT-Bluetooth-4-0-Half-MINI-Card-Exceed-6230-/111041621728?pt=US_Internal_Network_Cards&hash=item19da98aee0
3. The card that the OP described does not normally come with an antenna. He will have to obtain one separately.

To the OP:
Since you have a half-height mini PCIe slot on your desktop's motherboard, I can understand your wish to use it, but all things considered, you might be happier in the end if you just install a PCI or PCIe wireless card that comes with a remote antenna. That will simplify antenna attachment for you and will provide a little freedom in positioning the antenna for best reception.

 
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Yes, this antenna is normally made for laptops, but since you are trying to use a wireless card that is normally used in laptops, the most expedient antenna for your application would be a laptop antenna. See my previous post for further explanation.

 
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Sorry, ktriebol - I quite happily stand corrected. I've only used those PCIe slots on PC motherboards with half height graphics cards and failed to notice the pin configuration was the same as wi-fi cards in some laptops. Your recommendation is right - snap on aerial connections will, therefore be required.

I'll get me coat. :D
 
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