Wi-fi card replacement

[oldlaptopuser27]

Hello, I would like to know if i can replace my Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter wi-fi card with intel AX210 wi-fi card and everything works fine after that or not. If no then could you explain what is wrong and why i should replace or shouldn't replace my wi-fi card.

This is my laptop : HP Laptop 17-cn1xxx

Also, thanks in advance

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

The problem you have is that notebooks with the Realtek RTL8821CE Wi-Fi adapter only come with one antenna wire and the Intel AX210 would require two wires in order to work properly.

So, unless you are willing to take basically the entire notebook apart including the display bezel to install the dual antenna kit listed in chapter 3 of the service manual, I wouldn't do it.

Maintenance and Service Guide (hp.com)

Using only one antenna wire, the AX210 Wi-Fi will work but not provide the best reception, and you would have no Bluetooth reception because the second antenna wire that connects to the auxiliary terminal on the Wi-Fi card provides the Bluetooth reception.

This is the only AX210 part number/SPS number that will work:

Intel AX210 Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX + Bluetooth 5.2 M.2 2230 non-vPro   HP part # / SPS # M27269-005

[oldlaptopuser27]

Thank you for your response.

Yes, I am willing to give up on bluetooth and am not planning to install another antenna, but do u mean that with one antenna the improvement in wifi speed and connectivity and overall performance is not that great?

And about the product you suggested

( Intel AX210 Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX + Bluetooth 5.2 M.2 2230 non-vPro   HP part # / SPS # M27269-005)

I would like to know if this is the exact product

Intel AX210 IEEE 802.11ax Bluetooth 5.2 Tri Band Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Combo Adapter for Notebook (18$ in America)

or this one

Intel AX210 IEEE 802.11ax Bluetooth 5.3 Tri Band Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Combo Adapter (23$ in America)

Also, do you mean it works properly with one antenna but without bluetooth ?

If yes then I'm glad to replace mine with the one u suggested.

If no, then is there any other good wifi 6 or wifi 6E card that i can use to replace the realtek one?

If my laptop specs can give you some info, here's the specs

intel core i5-1155G7 processor and 8+4 gb ram(3200MT/s) with an integrated intel iris xe graphics card

Thank you in advance.

And i really appreciate your advices and comments Mr. Paul

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome. 

Yes, that is the correct model wifi card.

You can see the same SPS number I posted on the label.

The wifi speed should be better than what the Realtek card provides, but I don't know how much the missing second antenna wire does regarding best performance. 

All I know is you won't have Bluetooth reception. 

[oldlaptopuser27]

Thank you again for your response.

So, if im understanding this correctly, there isn't any 802.11ax wifi 6/6e card that will give me a better result thank the one u mentioned?

Once again, Thank you very much for your response

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Unfortunately, there isn't any others that I know of that would work.

[oldlaptopuser27]

Again, Thank you very very much.

Finally, I would just like to know if using a usb wifi6/6e dongle is better than using my realtek wifi adapter

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.

Yes, if you use a USB Wi-Fi 6/6E adapter, that would probably be your best option when you are using the notebook at your desk.

I don't know how small they make USB Wi-Fi 6E adapters, most of the ones I see are pretty large.

Shop around.