HP Z620 What Wireless Card To Use?

[Idle0095]

What wireless card do I get for a z620? I have a pcie card but it won’t work when installed. It’s a working card. What slot should it be in?

[banhien]

@Idle0095

From the following information

   http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/getpdf.aspx/4AA3-9689EEE.pdf

It has:  

2 PCIe Gen3 x16;

1 PCIe Gen3 x8;

1 PCIe Gen2 x8;

1 PCIe Gen2 x4;

1 PCI;

1 14-in-1 media card reader (optional)

Which wireless card do you have ? Where did you put it to the above slots ? No other specs but I think the PCI card (in red above) is suitable for a wireless card and you need proper antennas.

BUT HP does not supply any wireless card only  HP eSATA PCI Cable Kit for the PCI slot

     https://support.hp.com/au-en/product/hp-z620-workstation/5225037/document/c03271020#AbT7

My suggestion: Try one card similar to the following cards for the PCIe gen 2 slot:

     https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Networking-Wireless/PCI-Express-Cards

Regards.

[Idle0095]

I own this card. https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Networking-Wireless/PCI-Express-Cards/42587-PCE-N15

I got it from amazon. What slot on the motherboard should it go.

[banhien]

Hi,

There is no PCIe Gen2 x1 on the motherboard therefore please try port 1 as shown on page 90 of the following document

            http://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-c03424977-1.pdf

You also need driver for the card and HOPE it works. Note no PCIe Gen2 x1 on the motherboard.

Regards.

[Idle0095]

I tried slot 1 and it beeped when turned on and nothing. Looks like I’ll do usb wireless card.

[banhien]

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@Idle0095 wrote:
I tried slot 1 and it beeped when turned on and nothing. Looks like I’ll do usb wireless card.

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Hi,

The why I said HOPE. Suprising why HP does not put a wireless card slot (normally a mini PCIe socket type 1) on the machine.

All the best

Regards.

[Yukay]

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