X230T + Windows 7 + AXE3000H = 0

[babblefish]

Everyone probably knows this already, but I didn't. I just bought a MPE-AXE3000H WiFi card for my Windows 7 X230T machine because I wanted faster internet speeds, but no bueno. Apparently, Windows 7 and the AXE3000H don't get along so there isn't a driver available for it. Guess it's not going into my X61T either.

Anyone have a suggestion for a faster WiFi card than the stock one that will work with Win7?

[axur-delmeria]

Anyone have a suggestion for a faster WiFi card than the stock one that will work with Win7?

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en ... ows-7.html

Intel 8265 is the latest supported by this driver.

[babblefish]

Thanks. Unfortunately, the 8265 seems to be the wrong form factor for the X230T (PCIe half MiniCard). Looks like I might be stuck with what it has unless I go to Win10.

[babblefish]

Looks like the Intel 7260.HMW will work. Main difference between this and the stock card is this one has a faster 5 GHz speed (867 Mbps vs 300 Mbps) and has built-in BT 4.0.

Not sure the faster 5 GHz is worth the trouble since most coffee shops only provide 2.4 GHZ and my phone's hotspot is only 2.4 GHz. And I believe the stock BT is already 4.0.

Maybe if I go Win10 in the future I can go to a faster card. In the meantime, the current speed isn't horribly slow, and I use BT only for a mouse so I think I'll be OK for now.

This website is really useful for finding out which Windows version each Intel card supports:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en ... ducts.html