Looking to upgrade HP Z8 g4 with wifi and bluetooth

[jascool]

Looking for upgrading HP Z8 g4 with Bluetooth and WIFI connectivity. Currently my desktop has wired keyboard and mouse. Having bluetooth connectivity will help me to use the wireless keyboard and mouse between laptop and desktop. Also it will be good to have bluetooth connectivity with HP Desktop for my headphone. Do I need add another hardware to my computer motherboard or there is something I can connect externally to the USB drive to get this connectivity. Thanks for feedback.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

You can purchase a dual band USB Wi-Fi/Bluetooth adapter.

I use this one on my HP Elitedesk 800 G3 DM which did not come with Wi-Fi.

Amazon.com: USB WiFi Bluetooth Adapter, 600Mbps Dual Band 2.4/5Ghz Wireless Network External Receive...

[SDH]

Another way to approach this is to get the latest Z8 G4 QuickSpecs (which was released 11/23) and look up the option part numbers HP might offer for a device that meets your needs. I have attached that below, and on page 17 there is a nice Intel® 9260 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac & BT PCIe kit to consider. Below is a pic from a quick look at that part number via Google, and this includes Bluetooth also. You could also look up the QuickSpecs for the Z8 G5 and see more recent options:

[jascool]

Thanks for your quick suggestion. I ordered the USB wifi and bluetooth adapter. It worked like a charm. It will help reduce some clutter in my home office since I can share keyboard and mouse for two computers.

Thanks and Happy Holidays