Fixing the Lenovo Yoga's Awful Wifi Module
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- shortest video ever! replacing the m.2 wifi is no big deal on the Lenovo yoga with 8th gen i7 CPU. even a novice can do this pretty easily.
note also a 2x2 connection could theoretically support 867mbps max but real world 20mhz channels etc etc is 433mbit...
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I know this is an old video but thank you so much, I just replaced my WIFI card and it solved all the WIFI issues I was having with my Lenovo Y530. I was connected via ethernet most of the time so I never realized it was a problem until recently, after warranty was up. (Warranties are kind of pain in Canada anyway, high shipping costs coupled with long turn around times).
Easy upgrade... unless you run into a laptop with a white list in the BIOS like the last Lenovo I tried to upgrade :( the list of companies I'll buy laptops from is shrinking all the time... :(
I find laptops that accept the driver packages from the manufacturers of the hardware are far and away better products all around. HP laptops are just trash and their motherboards are made by the same company that produces the motherboards for those crappy tablets you'll find in Wal-Mart... I wish I was joking, but it's true. Not to mention that they withhold features that would otherwise work with the OEM's driver, but they prefer to disable the features to one up you into a bigger pile.
How does
Acer do?
I actually have an Acer ultrabook, it's as fine as my MSI gaming laptop. All drivers are from their respective OEMs and none of the negatives like the others from my experience.
There is wizards out there who can remove whitelists from BIOSes. I did that with my x220 and it was happy with the new wifi card it got.
This is exactly why there is marketspace for other companies like System76 or purism.
Sadly the problem is that they lack the finance to create these kind of laptops, thin, 2in1, powerfull, with loads of battery.
We are close to this, but not yet there.
I would blindly purchase a laptop that would allow me to do the following :
- 2in1 (I draw, I take notes)
- Runs Linux & Kvm w. gpu passthrough (proper IOMMU + proper
- Has a great cooling on all components (thunderbolt is absolutely awful and prone to fire, for real !) If you manufacture laptops, please add an heatsink to that chip !
- Power can be from usb-c or another input (usb-c is limited and depending on your GPU/CPU that will not be enough)
- Maybe a module to get the power brick slim attached to the laptop itself, those ext. bricks are such a pain
- Great wifi, a foldable rj45 port (YES you can put a rj45 in a slim laptop, nobody needs a paper thin laptop and all the cons that go with it)
- Great keyboard (no flex!), cleanable, no weird font, standard layout, maybe even changeable, please put holes to redirect liquid to other holes on the side or bellow the laptop
- Use the screen back to provide extra battery. (See Surface book), use that legal 100W/h
- FN keys by default. No sounds and other useless shortcuts by default at each boot...
- LARGE trackpad, no proprietary mess driver
- Great audio with electrical noise isolation and low latency chip. (Lots of great chips available with open drivers)
- Wifi antenas that don't use the chassis as extenders !
- Electric noise check (It's so awful to be able to tell when the mouse moves on your screen without looking because the computer emits electrical noises that are audible...)
- No freaking HDMI, choose DISPLAY PORT, you can get hdmi from DP!
- A screen that is Adobe RGB 100% or any other spectrum that covers most of the needs
PS: I ask for a lot but, I'm an owner of a Surface Book Performance, , and sadly the Linux situation on it sucks. I purchased this laptop at the time because it was the only one of its kind. Now there is other alternatives of course.
So Yes, I'm willing to cash-in! Manufacturers are just not willing to make that kind of device...
If you too, please let the manufacturers know, specially the open ones. They need guidance, otherwise they will have to follow any trend from any big brand in order to sell some devices.
I'll take a thicker laptop any day if it provides more features including battery (screen on time)
The White antenna wire goes on the left and the black antenna wire goes on the right. When you put the antenna wires on you put them in the wrong sides.(The antenna wire colors will match the colors on the wifi card picture.)
0:38 OOhhh yeah Wendell rub that wifi card.... oooooOOooo
Thank you, I was struggling with frequent wifi drops, I think I tried all suggested software fixes, only solution was to change the network card. Now the laptop is perfect. Shame on Lenovo.
Was it just plug and play?
We had exactly the same problem and even have a fiber connection! Shame Lenovo!
Thank you for the helpful video, I replaced mine with the Intel 9260 9260NGW and speed test hit ~430 Mbps which was nearly 200 Mbps more than what I was getting. Pro tip: use a piece of masking tape to prevent screws from bouncing around.
Lenovo & their ilk spent more on stickers that claim, *"WARNING: WARRANTY VOID IF REMOVED."*
you placed the cables on the wrong ports.. White arrow to white, black arrow to Black... how much problem that would cause I have no idea...
The 2x2 8265NGW will technically do 866Mbps link speed (as opposed to the 433Mbps you said) but only with 80Mhz channel width. 40Mhz and you'll get 400Mbps link speed.
Also to the people looking to buy an m.2 WiFi card, if you want Bluetooth 5.0 there's the 9260NGW from Intel which isn't that much more expensive than the 8265NGW.
Actual throughput is always going to be like 1/2 of the link speed.
Got my Dad the Yoga last year and it's always been a little iffy on the Internet connection. He had to send it in for a hinge-repair and when it came back the Wifi was absolute garbage. This video was a lifesaver. Thank you!😀
Did you upgrade your Yoga from Level 1 to Level 2?
You are correct. I have surfed from Wifi module for 3 year. I have every imaginable hack possible. Problem kept coming back. Then I saw your video. I have take the Wifi module from a broken HP laptop that I have. Now It is perfect. I have I have seen ur video long time back. Thank u
Wendell, you mentioned you were going to return the 920, despite fixing the WiFi problem. Why return it if it now works and you liked the overall machine and functionality? Thanks for the great video, very helpful!
First thing I did when i got the ASUS AC-1900 was upgrade my Yoga 2 Pro's wifi to the Intel AC 7260, MUCH better. Wireless AC definitely reduces latency. Damn.. that was like 4 years ago lol.
My Yoga 2 pro is whitelisted. I tried to install the 7260 ac but it didn't work. How did you fix it?
Peter Tuin I didn't do anything else other than install it and install the driver :-/ possibly a Bios update? I know I did one before I put the 7260 in, to correct for yellow hue in the screen (3200x1800 model).
Is that a Ryzen anime girl on the background?
ElZamo92 Its a Ryfu.
asking the real questions
Is that a JoJo reference?
Yes, two of them! ZENKA on the left and Ryfa on the right! _sugoi~_
What is a Ryfu? (no luck with Google)
Had the first gen Yoga and paid over $1k to only have it running slow. Returned and got a Macbook Air with less storage and memory, but it was on sale.
Love the the new song used! Please use a part of it for the intro from now on. :)
can anyone identify the song title at the beginning? I know it is incompetech, but it sounds like a jazz remix of some old-timey song I recognize. Title plz?
Does card whitlisting still a thing? At first I discovered that my new wifi module is blocked by BIOS, for a second I wished a meteor would struck Lenovo's MOBO devel floor. Like they protect me by allowing only few modules out of stock everywhere but them. Sad I like the lenovo chicklet keyboards and don't want to migrate.
I have 730S and wifi interrupts all the time
Well, it's been in my 920 for a half hour and seems alright. The unit looked a little different on the contact strip with less connective stripes but it cranked right up.
One thing to note on the installation is that is is significantly easier to re-connect the wi-fi leads PRIOR to plugging it into the mother board and locking down with the screw!
I need to see if I need to update the drivers now, wifi speeds look REALLY strong! Thank you again!
They will find a very easy solution, the Apple one. Solder everything down.
Any recommendation for an Intel card now?
My Yoga 6 drops frequently. Actually, the biggest issue seems to be that the card is very slow to (re-)establish a connection. When I wake any of my other laptops on from sleeping, they are immediately connected. Conversely, I have to sit and wait for the Yoga to connect. It's very obvious when GMail is telling you that it cannot connect, so you look down and see the globe icon instead of the wifi connected one. Almost makes me wonder if breaks in connection are common with any card, but that Intel cards re-establish so quickly that it isn't noticeable. Certainly, being slow makes the issue worse.
Also, interestingly, no matter what ethernet-to-USB-C adapter I use, it will drop connection on that, too. Right in the middle of Zoom calls, drop. I have to use my old HP Revolve 810 G3 for Zoom. Annoying. I like the design of the Yogas, but they are built lightly (heavy keyboard flex) and have issues like this. Wish I'd gone another way.
I just got the Intel AX200 for my Yoga 900s, do remind me next week and I'll tell you if the improvement is noticeable!
@@Ishi112 Any improvement?
@@ericastone1415 Not really, sadly! I can't recommend it. Waking windows up from sleep, it has trouble reconnecting to wifi.
Bluetooth often won't work at all, until i restart the driver.
On Ubuntu it holds the wifi connection quite well, but if i wanted to change the network, it won't recognise any for quite a while.
Thanks! Finally did it after two years. I also needed to fix an issue with the crappy keyboard. Putting back the cables took a while. Then downloading the drivers and getting all the bluetooth devices recognized again,.
Be glad that Lenovo doesn't use BIOs whitelists the way HP used to (to replace a wifi card-switch it out while the computer is asleep and never turn the computer off).
Lenovo used to aswell - I had a cheap 14" Lenovo in the Core2 era that whitelisted the WiFi slot. I've also seen Dells do it. Generally, if you can get the BIOS editing tools, you can rip out the whitelist module and be happy.
You made my day! Regards from Zurich, Switzerland
So wait, is this what's going to fix my issue with my Lenovo laptop where it keeps disconnecting from my wifi for NO reason? I love the laptop but I can't stand that it keeps dropping
Yep. The issue is that the Realtek card it comes with stock is absolute trash and Lenovo shouldn't have used it in the first place.
@@benjamincarron9732 it shouldn't be legal for them to sell a defective product. It seems the majority of the laptops with the card have this issue and they know damn well its an issue they just deny it and claim ignorance.
I think I might have to do this to my Ideapad-330s because the Qualcomm Atheros card that comes with it has some power issues. The package won't enter C-states deeper than C3 with it enabled. The package goes down to C8 once I disable the wifi card in windows and my power consumption drops by roughly 0.6 Watts.
I've used the Intel WiFi modules and consider them pretty reliable. I'm trying out the Atheros 9K based WiFi modules now so I can use the monitor mode for sniffing and AP Host under Linux. The PC versions always did a good job but the Bluetooth in the laptop versions are a bit more tricky.
For the life of me cannot get the wires to go onto the new card. I tried every angle, I press as hard as I can and they never snap on. What am I doing wrong?
My older Lenovo ThinkPad needed a modded bios to allow the upgraded wifi card to work. Glad this didnt become the norm.
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Great video. Just tried the install but I stopped after removing case screws, afraid to pry off back cover! Any tips or encouragement?
Off subject, really like the look and feel of your intro and outro graphics and music. If this is Krista's work, you guy did good.
Have you guys thought of making a home screen level one graphic for us?
can anyone identify the song title at the beginning? I know it is incompetech, but it sounds like a jazz remix of some old-timey song I recognize. Title plz?
Awesome I just got the Yoga 920 myself. I haven't noticed any connectivity problems but I'll do this anyway.
Short and sweet, just like that smooth jazz. It feels me with deep satisfaction to see someone fixing the junk laptop vendors put out.
You should have added a short cut of you angerly smashing the old card with a hammer.
What's the best (performance/speed) wifi adaptor I can use (compatiable) for the Lenovo Yoga 920 in 2021? The built-in wifi module is crap (so slow...often can't connect whereas my other devices like phone or tablet work fine in the same wifi environment).
I'm having the same problem. Did you fix yours?
@@ericastone1415 I just bought a newer version of the wifi module and put it in. It's better, but still not great.
@@peTeMelster Ok. I think the problem may be the orientation of the antenna.
Hey there! I absolutely love this idea to replace my wifi card in my Lenovo 1370 Pro 3. Is the Intel 8265 the best wifi card to install still, in 2020? Or do you suggest a newer better one now? I see this video was made in 2018. I've been having issues with my Zoom video calls buffering the video/sound. No one else has the issue but me. I'm hoping a new wifi card upgrade like you suggested here will solve the problem, unless you have other ideas to try? Netflex, RUclips streams fine otherwise. Thanks so much for the answer!
Hi can you help, I have Lenovo thinkpad 1st gen yoga. The wifi keeps disconnecting and the seller is sending me a new wifi 8260 adapter. Replacing it I heard Lenovo put a whitelist. How can I find out what adapter wifi is compatible?
Thanks so much for this video!!
I'm thinking of trying this on my Yoga 720, but I'm not sure if there's a blacklist/anti-right-to-repair software in the BIOS.
Although I don't think Lenovo's known for that.
Ayyy, those are the amd anime mascots in the backround!
Some Lenovo and hp models need a bios mod to avoid the wifi card whitelist "feature" they put in to assure compliance with fcc nonsense. Side note, swapped the intel 3168 wifi to 9560 onmy laptop, and yeah, works great.
3 dollars reduction in production cost but breaking the trust of consumers forever and leaving a permanent stain on the brand's reputation... Is it even worth it?
Lenovo (along other PC manufacturers) needs to stop ruining their laptops with those insulting excuses for WiFi adapters from Realtek, the excremental 8822BE in my Flex 14 (Yoga 530) is no exception. I makes no sense having WiFi that cuts out every 20 minutes for seemingly no reason.
Simply put: REALTEK IS HOPELESSLY INEPT AT PRODUCING FUNCTIONAL WIFI ADAPTERS.
Wifi 6 on Yoga 9 14ITL5. The wifi6 is garbage, the signal is getting blocked by a screw.
Did you manage to fix the issue? I'm having the same problem.
Hi thanks for the very valuable advice. I have a Lenovo Flex 2-14d and the wifi card is indeed slow. I wonder which compatible model can provide improved performances. I cannot find a list of compatible parts on the support pages. The internal solution would be much more convenient of course Thanks again, gino
A bit thin on information. What was wrong with the factory WiFi-module?
A step by step of the prosess would be nice.
What other cards are avalible? And what are thier pros and cons?
I have a Lenovo Yoga 710-15IKB that I got in 2016 and I never had any issues with the WiFi. I wonder if they cheaped out compared to the one I have.
Wendell, Toby Harper posted below that he received his 920 with the Intel card installed. Can you confirm if Lenovo has fixed this issue (with your solution) on newer builds? Any idea on how/where one can order the 920 with the guarantee this card will be installed?
Hello, a bit late but can I ask something? If I replace the original wifi card with the exact one from the video, do I need to uninstall or install any software? A newbie in hardware, sorry
I have yoga s730-13iwl laptop (lenovo) - type 81j0
will Intel 9260 work with it? or could u please recommend other card for it plz? I have a bad wifi connection with this laptop.
Kudos on the Spock shirts. Well played
You mean it wasn't locked out by the BIOS? That's the problem I ran into with the last Lenovo I did. It has a custom patched Bios now.
Works like charm! Thanks for posting this
Do you need to upgrade the WiFi drivers?
Isn't the bottleneck in today's WiFi the internet connection rather than WiFi connections? 400Mbs Wifi seems plenty fast to me for a 70Mbs fibre connection or am I missing something?
I had to replace the wireless card in my Dell XPS 13 for the same reasons. It was complete garbage, especially when on campus. Upgraded it with an Intel 8260 and it's good as gold now.
I installed Intel Wireless-Ac 9260 on my Lenovo Yoga 730 15LKB. The wifi finally works great, but my bluetooth isn't working anymore. I have reinstalled all drivers I can (didn't remove any older ones) on Windows 11. Any clues?
i have one antenna in my hp laptop and the signal(WiFi and BT) is weak what can i do
Hi I have a Lenovo Yoga C740 and my wifi is spotty (despite having a 1 Gbps internet at home) on this computer. My wife with a Macbook has no issues with wifi. Any suggestions for which Wifi card to upgrade my Lenovo to? thank you!
ok Wendell, you got faster speeds, but how does the battery time compare? could that be the reason?
My girlfriends brand new HP Envy was fantastic until the garbage Realtek card died today. Did some digging and just watched this video so I have hope than an intel wifi card can fix my problems too!
Why did I read this as;
Fixing the Lenovo yoga's awful waifu module: wait it's got a waifu module I need one!!
If the Intel 8260 is below the middle of the pile of wifi nics, what would be near the top?
Please answer me this... I have the yoga c930. It has the Intel 9260 WiFi card. It loses internet access when it wakes up from sleep. I have done ALL the remedies. Nothing works. It has the Intel drivers Lenovo wants me to use (from Lenovo website). WHAT SHOULD I DO? PLEASE HELP. There is now power option. I have uninstalled the device. The card is not disconnected it just has no internet (yellow exclamation point on taskbar wifi icon)
I bought the Lenovo 730 and I love it but is giving me problems with the wifi that's the only problem so far I wan to know if I can make this upgrade and wish wifi card I need to buy. im new in pc so I don't know much about it.
I got a YOGA 920-13IKB and the WiFi just quit working but is working with a wireless card in usb port now. Is this the correct part I need? Thanks for your help man! Right in the middle of the semester right now!
OMG! I need that AMD anime thingy at the background!
AMD has to release some goodies for us to purchase with these mascots... please! :D
I was repairing a Lenovo Yoga 3 for a client with this same issue but once I opened it I realized I didn't need to replace the card just needed to connect the antenna cable back to the card some how they came a loose.
This is an old video so it's a long shot that anyone would reply, BUT - I am at my wits end. I did this fix because everyone on the internet said it's the only way to stop my Lenovo Yoga from disconnecting to the internet all the time, and it didn't work. Still disconnecting.
Try plugging in only one antenna at a time. Might have a bad antenna or a short in it. A friend got this laptop and one of their antennas tested bad
Hey is this for the Lenovo yoga 920?
my Lenovo 920 wireless has failed. what card should I get for it?
Will getting the part directly from lenovo fix the issue too?
That Jazz got me hyped.
short and to the point *ThumbsUp*
Thank you so much for this video. My Lenovo Yoga 920 works now well! :)
Thanks for the video. Fix worked great.
A Lenovo product without a Bios whitelist. Maybe things have changed since I used one.
Is it the card or the antennas that sucked though?
Hi, What is the exact model? Thanks
I can't believe Lenovo can get away with their bullshit... Wifi constantly disconnects on my flex 14 I got a replacement and it does the same thing. Shouldn't be legal for companies to sell defective goods and deny the issue. Their only solution if to change a few settings or run the trouble shooter neither of which do any good and they know it doesn't.
Did you need to unhook the battery first?
Did anyone notice in the eBay listing description it says not compatible with Lenovo?
I have an Xbox I've been wanting to open but they still haven't changed their Warranty Policy post FTC deadline.
Yea, sucks that you have to switch out the part on a brand new computer! Lenovo has all aesthetics but forgot about function.
Gonna do then when i get my Yoga 720 back. That Wifi card is terrible. Whats the point of parting with my money to get sub-par components? i7 16gbRam 1050 6gb and a 17$ Wifi card? Companies actually suck nowadays. People arent stupid and are getting fed up of it
What exact wifi card that I need and where can I buy it? Thx
is this the yoga 2 ?
Just bought lenovo 81ct yoga 730 13.3. Wifi sucks. Want to upgrade to Intel 8265 or the other mentioned. How do I know if its whitelisted. What will work. Do I call lenovo. Hate apple but I am tired on MS Pc complexities
So what is the best card for a yoga 920 then?
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Today on Level1Techs I learned the proper way to repair computers is to reverse the wiring when reassembling a computer. Thanks Level1Techs! :-)
He didn't reassemble he replaced the wireless card which happens to be wired differently than the original card. He hooks the Main Power wire (the white wire) to the main power connection, and the ground (the black wire) up to the auxiliary power connection point. While it's wired differently than the original it is still wired correctly.
Sorry, no, your are incorrect. Those 2 wires are the antenna leads. For what it is worth, the two terminals on WiFi cards are usually labeled "Main" and "Aux"; it could be that the new card has the two reversed from the old card. Mostly, since the reversal was obvious to me, I just made my comment to be funny. Thanks for trying to help. Peace.
So you tell me I'm wrong only to reiterate what I said...
Had I reiterated what you said, I too would have incorrectly called the antenna leads "power" leads. Perhaps, in the future, you will learn to recognize a polite response which leans towards tactfully building upon what you have said in the effort to further understanding.
It's evening in the part of the world where I live, I hope to have a pleasant one and I hope you have one too.
I wish that was easy on other laptops. Mine complains on bios level having replaced the wifi card.
missed you Wendell
Hi guys - I have the Intel 7265AC wireless module in my 3rd Gen Lenovo X1 Carbon. It just died. Does anyone know if the 9560AC module will work as an upgrade (I notice that it seems to use extra pins on the card) or maybe the 9260AC would be the one to go for?
Second question is whether that Lenovo model would in any way restrict upgraded modules inside its BIOS (whitelisting)?
Thanks for your help!
Did the same with my Acer Aspire Nitro that shipped with a Qualcomm chip that was flaky as hell. The Intel wifi card was well worth the spend.
I have a Thinkbook Yoga 370 Do you know what upgraded vhip i need to get?
did you ever figure it lut
You should release an album of songs to change laptop components to.
can anyone identify the song title at the beginning? I know it is incompetech, but it sounds like a jazz remix of some old-timey song I recognize. Title plz?
I installed in my Yoga 920 the Intel AC9260. All drivers are uptaded and with good download speeds but everytime the laptop hibernates, when it returns the download speeds are very low. I have to restart the machine to enhance the speed again. What could be the cause?
did you resolve this issue?
Disable 'allow my computer to turn this device off to save power' also make sure it's set to 'maximum performance' and 'no power savings' in Windows Power Plan.
(Also you said you updated the drivers... the old drivers can interfere, make sure you fully uninstall the entire network card in device manager, including software, and reinstall. That should clear out the old drivers from your garbage NIC.)
what would be a top tier wifi card?