Can Precision 7x80 use the PCIE wireless nic? like BE200 and BE202

[Avatec]

I want to upgrade my current AX211 to a newer nic support wifi 7, my laptop is precision 7780.

 

Thanks for your reply.😀

[iieeann]

BE200 no.

BE202 not sure

 

i am waiting for BE201

[Avatec]

11 hours ago, iieeann said:

BE200 no.

BE202 not sure

 

i am waiting for BE201

Maybe BE201/BE401 can only support the core ultra 1st gen and later.

[Aaron44126]

10 hours ago, iieeann said:

i am waiting for BE201

 

BE201 will definitely not work, it is CNVi and relies on support from the chipset/PCH.

 

If the slot can accept a regular PCIe card then there is a chance that the other cards will work, however that is not guaranteed since Dell is only shipping CNVi cards in that slot.  The prior-gen Precision 7X70 didn't even have a slot there, the AX201 was soldered directly to the motherboard, so I had sort of figured that Wi-Fi upgrades wouldn't be happening anymore...

[Avatec]

1 hour ago, Aaron44126 said:

 

BE201 will definitely not work, it is CNVi and relies on support from the chipset/PCH.

 

If the slot can accept a regular PCIe card then there is a chance that the other cards will work, however that is not guaranteed since Dell is only shipping CNVi cards in that slot.  The prior-gen Precision 7X70 didn't even have a slot there, the AX201 was soldered directly to the motherboard, so I had sort of figured that Wi-Fi upgrades wouldn't be happening anymore...

At least, the 7x80 owner can upgrade their nic to ax411.

[iieeann]

22 hours ago, Aaron44126 said:

 

BE201 will definitely not work, it is CNVi and relies on support from the chipset/PCH.

 

 

Ouch... how about the WWAN slot, will NVME wifi card work on it?  Since nvme ssd works with that wwan slot.

[Aaron44126]

1 hour ago, iieeann said:

Ouch... how about the WWAN slot, will NVME wifi card work on it?  Since nvme ssd works with that wwan slot.

 

Yes, that's a regular PCIe slot, but there are a couple of caveats:

• I think WWAN is B-key and WLAN is A/E-key, so you'd need an adapter.  There should be space for it since WWAN cards are larger than WLAN cards...
• There may not be USB hooked up to that slot; if there is not, the Bluetooth part of the WLAN card that you put there will not work.

[Avatec]

21 hours ago, Aaron44126 said:

 

Yes, that's a regular PCIe slot, but there are a couple of caveats:

• I think WWAN is B-key and WLAN is A/E-key, so you'd need an adapter.  There should be space for it since WWAN cards are larger than WLAN cards...
• There may not be USB hooked up to that slot; if there is not, the Bluetooth part of the WLAN card that you put there will not work.

I am using a similar adapter on my single board computer, except that it converts M-key to E-key. It reroutes USB to an onboard port, which connects to the 9-pin USB header on motherboard to provide Bluetooth functionality.