1.1 (Wireless cards)

Question 1

What standard does a laptop use for WIFI wireless cards?

Answer 1

PCI Mini Express or M.2

But some laptops might have a slot/option for both

Question 2

Where does the antenna go from a wireless card through the laptop?

Answer 2

Through the hinge of the laptop and up into the screen top, for better reception

Question 3

What is the latest laptop standard for wireless cards?

Answer 3

M.2 (size of a postage stamp)

Question 4

If your laptop is not designed to be opened and can not be, or doesn’t have a slot for a card, then you can not replace the wireless card, but what can you do instead?

Answer 4

Use an USB adapter.

Question 5

What slots do wireless cards usually use?

Answer 5

x1 or x2

Question 6

How to replace a wireless card step by step?

Answer 6

1. Remove bottom of the laptop case.
2. Unscrew the wifi card, perhaps use a pair of tweezers to remove and grasp the antenna cables
3. Ensure the antenna cables go where you removed them
4. DO NOT mix up the Bluetooth and wifi cables
5. Windows might detect your wireless card automatically, but if not, check via the BIOS it is installed and recognised.
6. If it needs a driver, download it from another computer via USB, or a disc may have come with the wifi card

Question 7

How to replace a wireless card step by step?

Answer 7

1. Remove the bottom of the laptop case.
2. Unscrew the wifi card, perhaps use a pair of tweezers to remove and grasp the antenna cables
3. Ensure the antenna cables go where you removed them
4. DO NOT mix up the Bluetooth and wifi cables
5. Windows might detect your wireless card automatically, but if not, check via the BIOS it is installed and recognised.
6. If it needs a driver, download it from another computer via USB, or a disc may have come with the wifi card