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WiFi Card Replacement

HoP2001
By HoP2001
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I have a 2017 Alienware 17R4.  It appears the WiFi card is inop.  I've reinstalled drivers, done a network reset, flushed the DNS, etc....no worky. 

 

Any suggestions for a compatible replacement?

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You could perhaps try reseating the wifi card on the motherboard

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Desktop:
CPU= I5 12400F
RAM = 2x 32gb DDR4 3200MHZ Corsair Vengeance LPX
Motherboard = MSI Z690-A-PRO Wifi DDR4
GPU= RTX 3050
SSD = Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
PSU= Corsair RM750

Laptop:
CPU= AMD Ryzen 5 5500u
RAM= 1X 4gb (soldered 3200mhz), 1x 16gb ddr4 3200mhz (so-dimm)
SSD= Samsung 970 Evo 1TB

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If you have any available USB ports, you can use a wifi adapter.

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2 hours ago, flaxe said:

If you have any available USB ports, you can use a wifi adapter.

No, just no, absolute last resort.

Router:  Intel N100 (pfSense) WiFi6: Zyxel NWA210AX (1.7Gbit peak at 160Mhz)
WiFi5: Ubiquiti NanoHD OpenWRT (~500Mbit at 80Mhz) Switches: Netgear MS510TXUP, MS510TXPP, GS110EMX
ISPs: Zen Full Fibre 900 (~930Mbit down, 115Mbit up) + Three 5G (~800Mbit down, 115Mbit up)
Upgrading Laptop/Desktop CNVIo WiFi 5 cards to PCIe WiFi6e/7

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