Need help identifying network card slot

[Indow]

Hey guys! I recently installed Mac OS on my HP laptop, it went really well and Mac OS is running smoothly on this laptop, except for a few things, Audio doesn't work, I've purchased a USB audio adapter and the wifi is not working, I'm planning to buy a wifi card that is compatible with Mac OS, found a few recommended network cards that are compatible with Mac OS, but I don't know if those recommended cards will fit on my laptop, does my laptop use mini PCIE or its a M.2 slot? The card shown on the picture doesn't fully fill the slot but it came standard with the laptop and it works.

 

Thank you in advance!

[Wolly9102]

The card itself looks like mini PCI-e and the slot is indeed an M.2

[Indow]

Hi Arjan, thanks for the reply, isn't it weird that the card is a mini PCI-e and the slot is a M.2? Does it really work like that? and is it backwards compatible aswell? M.2 cards in a mini PCI-e slot?

[BakugoHero]

16 hours ago, Indow said:

Hi Arjan, thanks for the reply, isn't it weird that the card is a mini PCI-e and the slot is a M.2? Does it really work like that? and is it backwards compatible aswell? M.2 cards in a mini PCI-e slot?

I had this in an old HP Mobo, i wish you luck. HP does some very proprietary things with their hardware, it's possible that anything else you put in that slot will not be functional, make sure to save your receipts.

The USB3.0 on the same Mobo I had with that was even specially pinned so that no 3rd party front case connector would be functional.

[Alex Atkin UK]

The card can't possibly be mini PCI-e if the slot is M.2

[GraphicGORE]

it look like m.2 slot 

[Alex Atkin UK]

I really hate M.2, all that having to work out if its USB, PCIe or both, combined with stupid vendor BIOS lockouts.

What happened to just looking at the slot and knowing anything that fits will work?

[Donut417]

On 1/17/2019 at 5:57 PM, Indow said:

Hi Arjan, thanks for the reply, isn't it weird that the card is a mini PCI-e and the slot is a M.2? Does it really work like that? and is it backwards compatible aswell? M.2 cards in a mini PCI-e slot?

Not sure about the type of slot. But when I upgraded my sisters HP laptop with a new WiFi adapter I found a list of cards that would work with her computer on HP's website. It might be wise to look there first and see if you can find one. 

[Indow]

Thank you everyone for the replies! Unfortunately not all cards on HP's website is supported on macOS, I bought this card, hopefully this will fits and works!