Switch Bluetooth or Wi-Fi antenna on the motherboard.
Switch Bluetooth or Wi-Fi antenna on the motherboard.
I recently bought a Gigabyte B450 motherboard and its built-in WiFi is also Bluetooth compatible. It includes one of those single 3-inch antenna, mag-mount configurations. I already own another PCIe WiFi card that’s no longer needed. My puppy chewed the original antennas, so I purchased replacement sets. This new card lacks Bluetooth but works perfectly with the updated antennas. My main concern is whether I can combine the replacement antennas with the base-mount from the PCIe card on my new board to get both WiFi and Bluetooth functionality. I really like the dual-antenna design and want maximum signal strength if possible. Additionally, I use a Dual Shock 4 controller and prefer wireless connectivity for it as well. I need both WiFi and Bluetooth to operate smoothly with minimal delay. I’m not very familiar with wireless standards, so I’m unsure what compatibility requirements I should meet and don’t want to damage the motherboard’s radios.
It should function properly, as the original devices typically don’t require additional antennas for Bluetooth since it operates on the same 2.4GHz band as Wi-Fi signals.