Wif Card on Inspirion 5477 AIO

[Dirtnapper]

I have a Dell Inspirion AIO 5477(Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-8100T CPU @ 3.10GHz (3.10 GHz)). I would like to replace the wifi with Intel BE200 NGFF Key E M.2 Wifi Card Bluetooth 5.4  BE200NGW Network Card.  Can anyone tell me if it is possible with this card? I understand some wifi  are CNVio (2) and  require a new newer cpu's (12th gen?). This is system cpu is 8th(?) and the BE200 card in non CNvio as I understand.   Thanks.

[n_scott_pearson]

You are indeed correct; there are versions of the BE20x (i.e. the BE201) that specifically require a socket that supports the CNVio3 protocol. I have a full explanation of this within my Intel Wireless Card cheatsheet (attached).

In the general case, you can use non-CNVi cards, like the BE200, in any M.2 Key E connector. Where it becomes a more complicated issue is if the socket that you have supports CNVi solutions - and specifically the Wireless-AC 9560 module (i.e. the CNVio protocol). In this case, there were recorded cases of systems not powering on with a non-CNVi card in the socket. I have no idea what the case is with your system. Knowing what module is installed currently can help us decide.

...S

[Dirtnapper]

The card in there is a DW1820