Attempting to connect the HTC Vive Wireless Adapter to a laptop...
Attempting to connect the HTC Vive Wireless Adapter to a laptop...
I observed that the Vive wireless adapter needs a PCIe 1x wireless card, which can only be connected to a desktop PC. This seems unnecessary since many VR players use laptops and I prefer avoiding the inferior TPCast version. However, it might be possible to use an external GPU enclosure and insert the wireless card via Thunderbolt 3. These enclosures are around $200, which is more than half the cost of the adapter you already have. I’m looking for any cheaper alternatives or options.
Perhaps it's just via a USB 3.1 connection, though GPU mining riser cards typically employ USB 3 while accessing native PCIe ports.
Linus covered PCI extensions for laptops previously. It seems you likely have an NVME-capable M.2 port, though some M.2 slots might only support SATA 3, which doesn't provide access to the PCI lanes. Only NVME uses PCIe lanes, so your slot could indeed be SATA 3 only.
It might be wise to set up a separate thread for that question.