bchan Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Besides the unobtainable BCM94352Z, are there any NGFF wifi modules that are reasonably priced and work on yosemite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex.daoud Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 There is another one with a very similar ID to the BCM94352Z (can't remember it now). It's on a list floating around the internet by applelife.ru somewhere. It can only be obtained through Lenovo spare parts for a certain device or off a Chinese distributor (be careful with these guys, they might lie about supplies!). Unfortunately this card has half the speed of the BCM94352Z. I haven't seen any confirmation of it working on OS X. Someone on a certain other forum has bought one but I haven't seen if he's received it yet. The BCM94352Z does pop up on eBay from time to time. I kept checking daily and managed to snag one for $80 (expensive!). That's probably your best bet for an OS X compatible NGFF M.2 card right now (again, stay away from aliexpress etc, I've had 'confirmation' from a German seller that they are lying about supply numbers, the BCM94352Z is an engineering sample and only about 100 were originally made) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkvoid Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 The list alex is referring to is at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Arr23WYNror4dHNPbUVyakY5THExY0tNbU5hR2xaR1E&gid=1 Sofar only the BCM94352Z is relatively available, its a 2x2 866mbit card. Note however this card is only E key! This means it does not fit in all laptops. Its fully compatible with OS X for both WiFi and Bluetooth (FakePCIID and BrcmPatchRAM required). Also it supports handoff and continuity (clover patch required). I have heard of one person being able to order the BCM943162ZP which is A+E key. But as mentioned its 1x1 and thus 433mbit maximum. He has not received it yet, but lets see if it works in OS X once he does. The BCM94356Z is the one to look out for, its 1 year newer, key A+E and has Bluetooth 4.1 However no-one has gotten their hands on it yet, so its untested with OS X. Watch your laptop white-listing though! Not all laptops support all cards. The BCM94352Z is not slowly coming available through other manufacturers such as Lenovo. Also the new Dell XPS 9343 has the Dell DW1560 NGFF card which is a BCM94352Z. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bchan Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Thanks a lot to you two. I guess I'll have to wait to get them, but it shouldn't be too long, they're relatively new and most are intel. How do I know if my slot is e key? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkvoid Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Once you get your laptop, open it up and look at the slot which keys (notches) are there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wen1 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 The list alex is referring to is at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Arr23WYNror4dHNPbUVyakY5THExY0tNbU5hR2xaR1E&gid=1 Sofar only the BCM94352Z is relatively available, its a 2x2 866mbit card. Note however this card is only E key! This means it does not fit in all laptops. Its fully compatible with OS X for both WiFi and Bluetooth (FakePCIID and BrcmPatchRAM required). Also it supports handoff and continuity (clover patch required). I have heard of one person being able to order the BCM943162ZP which is A+E key. But as mentioned its 1x1 and thus 433mbit maximum. He has not received it yet, but lets see if it works in OS X once he does. The BCM94356Z is the one to look out for, its 1 year newer, key A+E and has Bluetooth 4.1 However no-one has gotten their hands on it yet, so its untested with OS X. Watch your laptop white-listing though! Not all laptops support all cards. The BCM94352Z is not slowly coming available through other manufacturers such as Lenovo. Also the new Dell XPS 9343 has the Dell DW1560 NGFF card which is a BCM94352Z. I contacted dell for the DW1560 it is not available at the moment as a spare part and is priced at $18.99 I wonder if the supplies will open up in a couple of months another part number for the same DW1560 is 06XRYC Please post here if you find an alternate route than eBay $80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkvoid Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Other NGFF cards you could check on are:BCM4352, 866 mbps, supported in OS X: Dell DW1560 4352+20702 M.2 (Dell part no 06XRYC, list price $18.99) HP Rapture 4352Z NGFF combo BCM41362, 433 mbps, support unknown but likely: HP Blackbird 43162 NGFF Lenovo 43162 NGFF combo module BCM4356, 866 mbps, support unknown but likely: Acer Foxconn BCM4356A2 NGFF Acer LiteOn BCM4356A2 NGFF Asus LiteOn BCM4356A2 NGFF Asus AzureWave BCM4356A2 NGFF Lenovo 4356 NGFF combo BCM43142Y (Not supported in OS X): Acer BCM943142Y NGFF (Not supported in OS X) HP Hornet 43142Y NGFF combo BCM43228 (Not supported in OS X) Acer 43228 NGFF combo module HP Luffy 43228 + 20702 M.2 Lets see what other prices and availability can be obtained and update it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bchan Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Darkvoid, how can I tell what kind of NGFF card my laptop has? It comes with an Intel AC3160. How do I check dimensions of these cards and if they are A+K? Where can I find DW1560? IF nothing now, is there a nano wifi dongle that will be detected as airport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkvoid Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Darkvoid, how can I tell what kind of NGFF card my laptop has? It comes with an Intel AC3160. How do I check dimensions of these cards and if they are A+K? Where can I find DW1560? IF nothing now, is there a nano wifi dongle that will be detected as airport? Check the model number on the card: Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 3160 HMW 802.11ac, 1x1, Bluetooth 4.0, PCIe, USB, HMC 3160 NGW 802.11ac, 1x1, Bluetooth 4.0, PCIe, USB, M.2 2230 3160 SDW 802.11ac, 1x1, Bluetooth 4.0, PCIe, USB, M.2 2226 Solder Down DW1560 is not available yet. But you can find a generic BMC94352Z around for between $60 to $80. No, there is no nano USB which behaves like a native airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex.daoud Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Heads up for you guys, the German supplier has 4 BMC94352Z in stock. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Broadcom-BCM94352Z-M-2-NGFF-802-11AC-867Mbps-802-11N-Bluetooth-4-0-HACKINTOSH-/191504733413?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item2c969254e5 Pretty expensive but that's the price we'll have to pay if you can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wen1 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I ordered a BCM4352 card purely based on part number from a part store. I will be getting it tomorrow. Its $33 including shipping + tax Broadcom BCM94352Z I will post the link once I confirm its the right card. They claim limited quantities available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkvoid Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I ordered a BCM4352 card purely based on part number from a part store. I will be getting it tomorrow. Its $33 including shipping + tax Broadcom BCM94352Z I will post the link once I confirm its the right card. They claim limited quantities available. If thats indeed the chipset you got a good deal. I am still looking for BCM4356 based cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bchan Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 I ordered a BCM4352 card purely based on part number from a part store. I will be getting it tomorrow. Its $33 including shipping + tax Broadcom BCM94352Z I will post the link once I confirm its the right card. They claim limited quantities available. Are you sure its the right size? I got this in amazon for the same price but I don't think its NGFF http://www.amazon.com/Azurewave-AW-CE123H-802-11ac-Broadcom-Bluetooth/dp/B00HRFS1GQ Is this compatible with M.2? Dec 28, 2014 It mounts into a PCIe slot, not a M.2 slot. So, not directly, you would need an adaptor. Those are not commonly found yet, usually the adaptors are for mounting M.2 cards into PCIe slots. darkvoid, do you suggest any cheap nano wifi connectors for yosemite? any ones that you can trick are airport cards or work without an app? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkvoid Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 darkvoid, do you suggest any cheap nano wifi connectors for yosemite? any ones that you can trick are airport cards or work without an app? All USB WiFi adapters I have seen require a 3rd party app, none of them work natively. Additionally using an USB WiFi adapter will not give you hand-off and continuity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bchan Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Do you have any suggestions for a cheap nano that I can use until then? I saw this one but it says mavericks and not yosemite http://www.dxsoul.com/product/review/901048166/text/page/3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wen1 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I got the card and it appears to be the right card I have not installed it yet I will post pictures later today https://www.partstore.com/Part/Lenovo/Lenovo/20200480/Refurbished.aspx Here is a picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex.daoud Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I got the card and it appears to be the right card I have not installed it yet I will post pictures later today https://www.partstore.com/Part/Lenovo/Lenovo/20200480/Refurbished.aspx Here is a picture Looks right! Has a different amount of pins to the one I have but looks like it should work anyway. Shame they only ship to US destinations because that's a great price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wen1 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 country code on my card is "XT". So the 5Ghz band is not enabled. Any thoughts on how to go about doing that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bchan Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 The partstore no longer has the item in stock, I tried to order it but it did not work. They said it is on backorder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wen1 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Do you get this after ordering? I am to add it to my cart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bchan Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 It said it is on backorder when I called them, I am still able to add to my cart but they said it is out of stock. I am not sure how to help you on the 5ghz, in your router, can you add more modes like 2.4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wen1 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 i had to apply a patch to the set the country code to US. its detailed on the other site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themaskofwraith1 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 i had to apply a patch to the set the country code to US. its detailed on the other site hi i ordered via the link you posted. Can please share the link for updating the country code. Thx The part store sent me intel 7260 instead of BCM4352. gonna return it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dageeknerd Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 On this website you can fill in the part name and let them know you want to order it. It takes ten days before you get a reply. I'm still waiting.... http://www.lenovoserviceshop.com Part number: 20200480 (I live in the netherlands..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wen1 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Bummer, the packet says the right stuff but the card is wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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