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Will "Intel® Wireless-AC 9260" work with my "Asrock AB350Pro4" and "Ryzen 1600"?

idata
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Will "Intel® Wireless-AC 9260" work with my motherboard "Asrock AB350Pro4" and processor "Ryzen 1600"?

I am going to purchase this Intel card (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Dual-Band-Wireless-AC-9260-For-Intel-9260NGW-NGFF-802-11ac-MU-MIMO-1730Mbps-1-73Gbps/32845289743.html Dual Band Wireless AC 9260 For Intel 9260NGW NGFF 802.11ac MU MIMO 1730Mbps 1.73Gbps WiFi + Bluetooth 5.0 Card Fit Windo…

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n_scott_pearson
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This type of wireless card is keyed to plug into only M.2 Type A and M.2 Type E connectors. Unless I missed something, your motherboard only seems to have two M.2 Type M connectors. You thus would not be able to plug this wireless card directly into your motherboard. Instead, you would need to get a PCIe adapter that will host this wireless card. Here is an example of such a card: https://www.amazon.com/Orange-Juice-Wireless-Converter-Bluetooth/dp/B0789GN51T Amazon.com: M.2 NGFF Wireless To Desktop PCIe Converter.

Hope this helps,

...S

P.S. That adapter is just an example. I cannot tell if this particular adapter has the right antenna connectors for this wireless card. You need to verify this before purchase.

idata
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buddy please look into my aliexpress link. it have PCI-E.

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idata
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Hello hasan_abbas,

 

 

Thanks for posting.

 

 

Please notice the only retail wireless adapter we currently support is the https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/wireless-products/dual-band-wireless-ac-8265-desktop-kit-brief.html Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 Desktop Kit.

 

 

For device compatibility information, please check with your https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/topics/oems.html computer/motherboard manufacturer. You can learn more about this here:

 

 

- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005687/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking.html?_ga=1.33281086.1415059657.1457358642 Regulatory Information Regarding Wireless Hardware Installation or Upgrade

 

 

Best regards,

 

Eugenio F.
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n_scott_pearson
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Hasan,

You are asking about the integration of a card that has a M.2 (which means Gen 2 (NGFF) Mini-PCIe) connector. The keying of this card allows it to be installed into a M.2 Type A or a M.2 Type E connector. Your board appears to have only two M.2 Type M connectors (which are designed to support M.2 SATA and M.2 NVMe SSDs), making them incompatible with this card (you simply cannot plug it in).

The converter card that I referenced provides a M.2 connector that is compatible with the M.2 Type A and M.2 Type E keying, thereby allowing the wireless card to be plugged into it, and it then plugs into a standard x1 PCIe connector (which your board has). As far as I can tell, this is the only way you could use this card in your board.

Understand now?

...S

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dforb1
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@N Scott Pearson:

Your responses are inaccurate. Yes, there is/are SSD-compatible M.2 slot(s) that is/are Type M on this motherboard. However, underneath the metal housing where the Wi-Fi antenna connectors are affixed on the rear I/O, there is a M.2 Wi-Fi compatible slot (either Type A or E, but I cannot remember for the life of me which since the Wi-Fi cards work in either) and the card itself is stowed within the metal housing itself (e.g. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSodx_eoDp9GpXokDb3GpiPHtJGYmQp1yJ0HmUc0aBjY7l-sRqa https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSodx_eoDp9GpXokDb3GpiPHtJGYmQp1yJ0HmUc0aBjY7l-sRqa ). This implementation is common on many ASRock motherboards and many other makes of motherboards as well.

@OP:

No, Ryzen is not compatible. I have the very same issues as the other users here ( ) and here ( ). The older drivers won't allow the card to connect, only to see the network, and the latest driver release will result in a BSOD reboot loop. I even tried a completely clean installation of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update with the latest AMD chipset drivers and came to these same results. Intel needs to investigate and fix this issue. Thanks!

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CMora8
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Hifihedgehog,

I'm having a hard time following you. OP says his motherboard is an Asrock AB350Pro4... that doesn't seem to have neither a built-in wireless module, nor an M.2 intended for WiFi.

Also on that one thread /thread/121592 Re: Intel 9260 Issues the last post is from you saying the issue is resolved by the latest drivers. If the latest drivers work, why use older? that sounds like a resolved issue to me. Please clarify.

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dforb1
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The issue was resolved in the other thread. This content is older and irrelevant.

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