Motherboard M.2 Slots?

[Dougal 165]

Hi Guys

My motherboard is an Asus ROG Maximus IX Hero which does not come with native wifi or Bluetooth, but instead has a separate M.2 slot for adding a card.

I’ve been trying (without success) to find out exactly which card I can use in this slot.

Asus mark it as M.2 (E key).

Now, does this mean M.2 cards with ONLY the E key can be used?  Or can I also use the much more common cards with A and E key slots?

Before its suggested, I don’t want to use a USB dongle😉

[MaDDogz 242]

Don’t know if this helps..

i have that board and use a wireless 802.11N 2.4Ghz card

its in the PCIEx1_3 slot

looks like this :

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/networking/network-routers-and-switches/wireless-adapters/tenda-w322e-wireless-pcie-card-10184405-pdt.html?intcmpid=display~RR

Edited August 11, 2019 by MaDDogz

[Dougal 165]

1 hour ago, MaDDogz said:

Don’t know if this helps..

i have that board and use a wireless 802.11N 2.4Ghz card

its in the PCIEx1_3 slot

looks like this :

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/networking/network-routers-and-switches/wireless-adapters/tenda-w322e-wireless-pcie-card-10184405-pdt.html?intcmpid=display~RR

Hi Luke and thanks.

Yes thats one answer and at a super price too. Thing is, it's the Bluetooth v5 I'm after rather than the wifi.

[MaDDogz 242]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-WB1733D-I-1733Mbps-Express-Adapter/dp/B07FBSV1XZ/ref=bmx_1/260-6651920-9880261?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07FBSV1XZ&pd_rd_r=ea6e4e37-fc04-46a5-9661-b771384a1afe&pd_rd_w=OWU20&pd_rd_wg=RExpJ&pf_rd_p=e6320139-ba25-40b6-bdd6-62a5a343ed3d&pf_rd_r=S87JV3SM0DNRG6SE64B2&psc=1&refRID=S87JV3SM0DNRG6SE64B2