M.2 3042 (WWAN) to M.2 2230 (WLAN) adapter OR Wifi card in LTE card slot

[TheQuentincc]

Hi,

I have a Dell Precision 7710 on which the M.2 2230 B-key (I believe) slot for wifi card doesn't work (PCIE not working to be precise), thats why I wanna use the 3042 B-key port, looking at the schematic of the board, the 3042 port also comes with PCIE capability. I was only able to find 3042 B-key to miniPCIE or M.2 "nvme" (M-key I believe) to M.2 2230 A-key.

So I would like to know if any of those adapter exist or if there is a wifi card, either M.2 3042 or miniPCIE that use the smaller wifi antenna.

Thanks

[jaybee83]

2 hours ago, TheQuentincc said:

Hi,

I have a Dell Precision 7710 on which the M.2 2230 B-key (I believe) slot for wifi card doesn't work (PCIE not working to be precise), thats why I wanna use the 3042 B-key port, looking at the schematic of the board, the 3042 port also comes with PCIE capability. I was only able to find 3042 B-key to miniPCIE or M.2 "nvme" (M-key I believe) to M.2 2230 A-key.

So I would like to know if any of those adapter exist or if there is a wifi card, either M.2 3042 or miniPCIE that use the smaller wifi antenna.

Thanks

well for now u definitely have the double adapter route *lol*

3042 to mpcie followed by mpcie to 2030 😅

 

[TheQuentincc]

19 minutes ago, jaybee83 said:

well for now u definitely have the double adapter route *lol*

3042 to mpcie followed by mpcie to 2030 😅

 

It's probably gonna be too thick...

[jaybee83]

6 hours ago, TheQuentincc said:

It's probably gonna be too thick...

haha yep, wasnt too serious about that suggestion anyways, ull likely have problems with signal integrity and power delivery if you stack them up like that....

 

but just based on sensibility, there SHOULD be an adapter going from 3042 directly to 2030 🤔 have u checked on aliexpress / ebay?

[Aaron44126]

They exist.  I have one.  Wi-Fi will work in this slot but not Bluetooth.  There is no USB pass-through.  There is a little header thing (white plug at the end) that you could plug to an actual USB port to get the Bluetooth working.

 

I got it from eBay over two years ago so the listing isn't live anymore, but I found this tiny picture.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/BiYAAOSwpz9eE-oE/s-l140.jpg

(It looks like 2280 size but there are pieces that you can break off to make it shorter.  You can install a 2242 card in a 3042 slot, it's just "skinnier".)

The item name was: M.2 Key(B+M) to M.2 Key A Adapter Card Wireless BT Adapter Card Converter Q4M3

 

[Edit]

Found a better picture.

[jaybee83]

4 minutes ago, Aaron44126 said:

They exist.  I have one.  Wi-Fi will work in this slot but not Bluetooth.  There is no USB pass-through.  There is a little header thing (white plug at the end) that you could plug to an actual USB port to get the Bluetooth working.

 

I got it from eBay over two years ago so the listing isn't live anymore, but I found this tiny picture.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/BiYAAOSwpz9eE-oE/s-l140.jpg

(It looks like 2280 size but there are pieces that you can break off to make it shorter.)

The item name was: M.2 Key(B+M) to M.2 Key A Adapter Card Wireless BT Adapter Card Converter Q4M3

 

[Edit]

Found a better picture.

bro @Aaron44126 to the rescue 🙂 

[Aaron44126]

I've also double-stacked cards like this in my M6700 with mPCIe-to-NGFF adapter.  Damaged the motherboard on the first attempt (watch out), expensive/time-consuming mistake.

https://www.nbrchive.net/forum.notebookreview.com/threads/m-2-ngff-wireless-cards-in-precision-m4x00-m6x00-my-experience-with-m6700.821863/