M.2 WiFi Card Removal/Install

Hey there! This video will show you how to find and remove your WiFi Card, which is useful whether you are replacing a faulty part or upgrading it to a more up to date adapter.
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[@mateynine4230]

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

[@hackingwithclay8227]

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

[@BAdventures]

Good tutorial, really helpful 👍

[@dmitryxray5191]

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

[@keshav_c17]

what is the screw size that is attached to the card ? How much mm screwdriver will be needed ?

[@diegocardoso2672]

thankx man, helped a lot!!!

[@nirajshakya7075]

what are main and aux signals. is it for wifi signal from main and Bluetooth signal from aux or vice versa??

[@TSCOM-xb6ms]

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.

[@dangerdavis3025]

Those antennas never install that easily for me.

[@zack1140]

I can't do it and I feel extremely defeated. Idk what to do.

[@IntensePeppers]

The most frustrating hardware connection I have ever experienced. Literally

[@placeowner]

@@zack1140did you figure it out

[@user-hj3ru6yq4i]

@@IntensePeppers Are you sure that it wasn't figuratively? I'm literally curious.

[@hvacdr]

@@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.

[@oneeyedphotographer]

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.

[@dlnfoley2498]

U the man Jeremy

[@vinylmonster4907]

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!

[@jore5410]

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?

[@yvox]

Is it possible that the included cablesfor the card are going to be to short?

[@johnfrankster3244]

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.

[@deankhan580]

What is that screw that is in the socket? I have been looking for it. Please get back to me thanks

[@TAKER4437]

I have asus z390i MB what type wifi card had to instal ?(E key... etc)

[@thevindictive6145]

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.

[@dom3335]

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.

[@FarelLaban]

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.

[@stabil1978]

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

[@xNeo_007]

if i lost my screw to screw back the wifi card anyway i can find the exact size or is it universal ?

[@chris-vf4kj]

How can you tell if your card is damaged? Would it cause wifi connectivity issues?

[@aquaholicp747]

what screwdriver size did he use for the screw??

[@zsavage1820]

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..!!!

[@d8m3f6h]

I couldn't even count the times I have pulled the whole "button" off those damn boards....they suck.

[@thevindictive6145]

Thanks for the info, i will try to snap them in before installing the card.

[@nimbarkhirenkumar1226]

Antena side if shown will be good. How to connect Antena and How to spread wire of Antena on ASRock steel legend Z490 please make video

[@cephotography997]

Are the antennas required because mine didn’t come with them

[@syc6598]

i have a gigabyte pcie card with that M.2 wifi module on it. I wonder if i could replace the Wifi 5 M.2 module by a Wifi 6 module, for half the price.

[@fivef00tgiant]

You can remove the gold prongs with a socket. Should've mentioned that. I can't remove a bracket from my board. I have to loosen it with a socket

[@Sove_]

Maby can I change it to a SSD?

[@harold6839]

If my wifi connectivity is slower than usual, does that mean my WiFi card is dirty?

[@yeaabigog7697]

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?

[@Cheesedream]

The M.2 Wi-Fi cards are sold with Bluetooth. Read the specs and it will tell you the version

[@fredriks91]

How do I make those cables connect and stick?

[@ForgetfulHatter]

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?

[@damienlobb85]

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.

[@strongcoffeeh]

IF you can't locate wi-fi module - don't touch motherboard at all :D

[@kemar4566]

Where do the cables go? It looks like mine go to my powersupple

[@agogo8861]

does this card come with bluetooth 5.0 ? i have this slot on my board , z370. . i need the bluetooth, dont care for the wifi.

[@zack1140]

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).

[@RedVisor1]

I found this helped... the guy used a guitar pick, but I got it to work using the corner of an old credit card: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJXFcqhnoJmIgMk

[@tridelta3]

@@RedVisor1 Thanks for sharing this, I've seen a few comments about this issue in reviews and figure I'll have the same problem.

[@allthetruth3169]

can i use my m.2 wifi card in my m.2 ssd slot?

[@JohnRambo1947-July-6th]

msi gs73vr wifi card cable came off. Help.... how to reconnect one of the cables?

[@ajwadmarizat7931]

mine doesn't snap like dat help

[@shorty808100]

Can you replace your Wi-Fi card with a Micro SSD since it is an M.2 slot?

[@fukaze2021]

No it's a completely different slot

[@puyakq88]

After win update not working anymore why?

[@duncanfirth]

Can't find any ax wifi 6 m.2 cards with Bluetooth 5.0 all seem to be are pci e and look awful for my build.

[@chrinamint]

My wifi wires on my mini pc are too short!

[@schwanta211]

Where should I plug in the cables? And do I even need them

[@shubham7688]

Outside the cabinet.... It helps for long range connection 😉

[@carsonvp2973]

My cables aren't connecting to the wifi chip... No matter how hard I push, they don't stay. HELP!

[@nazzus2762]

Me too

[@impoppy9145]

I think you bent/broke it xDDDDDDDDD

[@12KuRt19]

Same here!. Just broke the white cable connector and now its just a stripped cable. I will just buy a wifi 6 dongle if i can find one.

[@TotemoGaijin]

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.

[@killval849]

for some odd reason I cannot for the life of me get the little gold caps on the card.

[@CyberpowerInc]

Wow, this Jeremy dude is pretty helpful 😏

[@qualitycontent296]

😲😳

[@jeremyhoang643]

I know.

[@Coleman_Unlocks]

@@jeremyhoang643 can I put an ssd in the m.2 WiFi card slot? Can get it to work??

[@paulohitosis6370]

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

[@8eetris]

I broke my cable too, if you figure out what u have to buy please lmk

[@kylezhuang6449]

It is a cyberpowerlc prebuilt

[@hvacdr]

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?

[@davidlouttit2868]

what m.2 WIFI card is recommended for a ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS? Thx

[@mr.quackerst.duckaraffe173]

Still waiting?

[@davidlouttit2868]

I got a Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (Gig+) Desktop Kit and it works just fine.

[@shubham7688]

@@davidlouttit2868 I need to know that where to put that card.... Is it in m.2 slot??

[@davidlouttit2868]

@@shubham7688 there is a M.2 wifi slot about center of the PCI slots.

[@shubham7688]

@@davidlouttit2868 is there any slot exists in b450 steel legend full atx motherboard

[@kylezhuang6449]

I have a B550am gaming ASrock motherboard . What wifi card works on that

[@parthodox]

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.

[@shubham7688]

@@parthodox what about asrock b450 full atx mobo

[@sanjuanadelossantos9165]

Having hard time reconnecting my cable to card what do I do by new cable

[@DEADENDTM_]

this exact thing happened to me

[@ncs555]

Would I be able to do this with my Gigabyte B450M motherboard.

[@shubham7688]

Same question 🥺

[@Wild-Coma]

Same question

[@iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii7306]

I didn't get cables by my delivery

[@SuperFredAZ]

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

[@ThatBelleStyle]

Which size screw driver did you use for removal?

[@chosenstanley5490]

Lol

[@chosenstanley5490]

Any screw driver that fits will work

[@isabdi04]

@@chosenstanley5490 screw drivers have sizes you know

[@masksmash2167]

i know im 2 years late, but a phillips #1 screwdriver worked for me

[@ThatBelleStyle]

@@masksmash2167 Thank you!

[@atobekeigo17]

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?

[@SylpheedW]

Your m.2 slot needs to be PCI Express, as there are SATA Slots out there that are only for SSD's

[@shubham7688]

@@SylpheedW i can't understand what u want to say... But i have a question that... Can i put that card in m.2 slot? ✨🥺

[@SylpheedW]

@@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.

[@shubham7688]

@@SylpheedW can you plz... Tell me that.... Is there any mini pcie slot in the Asrock B450 full ATX motherboard🙃.?

[@shubham7688]

@@SylpheedW my wifi card has KEY A and E.... So i gonna buy a ngff m.2 to mini pcie adapter ... Is it ok??

[@shannonriordan-hill1637]

Will the m.2 wifi card work without the cables?

[@hypersolfi7988]

no you need the cables

[@hypersolfi7988]

@Gaming with Sultan yes

[@nicomdl1140]

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

[@Cheeky_Goose]

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.

[@samueladitya1729]

you need M.2 slot key E

[@nuker222]

@@samueladitya1729 and a USB cable to internal pins of mother to conect the bluetooth

[@samueladitya1729]

@@nuker222 it's not if your motherboard has built in wifi slot

[@TheMillionDollarDropout]

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.

[@0abzz686]

Instead of changing the card can I buy a m.2 ssd

[@gotdemnoscopez]

No, if you are planning on putting it in the WiFi m.2 port it will not work. It needs to be a normal m.2 ssd port.

[@LucasSoares-ul8ok]

Pode se usar placas de notebook?

[@wholesomehick591]

i dont have cables what do they come with

[@CryoseGaming]

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.

[@nazzus2762]

The two cables wont attach at all, no matter how hard I press

[@AhmadFauzi-pd2tb]

Which cable going to which hole..??

[@impoppy9145]

I think you bent/broke it xDDDDDDDDD

[@nazzus2762]

@@impoppy9145 Yea prob i just got a new one.

[@goober9792]

@@nazzus2762 does it work now?

[@nazzus2762]

@@goober9792 haha nah i had to just buy a new computer from all that time ago it was just broken

[@ricksfit0004]

I need help i need buy the wifi card :(

[@M.4.R.V.]

@@trtrhr yeah. Pretty practical if the router is 2 rooms away ._.

[@Tofilux]

was here

[@elyxtra3912]

I didnt get the cables with it what should i do?

[@clusterhunt]

Bruh you're supposed to have them on your mobo

[@elyxtra3912]

ClusterHunt i built my own pc and ordered an wifi card because i got the key E slot but no cables or antennas got delivered thats why i was asking.

[@SS-ho8jx]

@@elyxtra3912 Waht happened ? Did it work ?

[@gwiz9184]

Download driver before you remove/install.

[@shubham7688]

Can you suggest me how... I don't know how to do that

[@michaelc9680]

Are the cables neccessary for it to work

[@mynameiskyle2275]

Michael C I fucking burst out laughing when I read this😂

[@samueladitya1729]

that's for antenna

[@thongto9151]

4m30 video, 4m camera focus on face talking

[@sauce6534]

Before you ask a stupid comment below check google first smh

[@AhmadFauzi-pd2tb]

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....

[@retrounit7082]

Dude way to skip of the hard part the cables don’t always just snap in so easily. The video is pointless no tips or anything….. why.

[@SmugSuspenders]

Great tutorial, horrible surf music

[@internalharm]

Okay fist have ESD strap before messing around your PC!

[@VictorGarcia-zg3do]

Bla Bla bla.....

[@04SlhS]

what if i don't have the antennas