Intel 7260 M.FL plug?

[Winejug87]

Hello all.

New to the forum, but I registered to ask this question after searching here.

I am trying to upgrade the wireless card inside my ux31a. I've taken off the bottom cover and confirmed that the card I have (Intel 6325) uses M.FL antenna connectors.

However, the card I want (Intel 7260) uses U.FL connectors apparently.

I've attempted to search for an answer to this, but so far the Internet world has come up short so I thought I'd ask here.

Does anyone have an idea of how I could use the 7260 in my ultrabook, or if intel is planning on releasing a version of the 7260 that uses M.FL connections?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

 

[azazel1024]

Are you positive it is m.fl? I am only aware of the 6235 being made with u.fl connectors.

 

[overdrive31]

Your card I presume

List of AC Hardware

Atheros 2x2 QCWB342 AC card possibly compatible

There appears to be another AC card listed using a Broadcom chip and it looks like it is proprietary for Apple notebooks.

Unfortunately, I could not find any outlets for purchasing the possible compatible AC card.

 

[phreekey]

Are you positive it is m.fl? I am only aware of the 6235 being made with u.fl connectors.

Just to note for others having the same issue (I'm one of them), this is confirmed:
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Intel_Centrino_Advanced-N_6235_(MHF4)

My searching reveals no easy (i.e. without precision soldering) way around this issue. Intel made the 6235 with a mhf version, but not the 7260.

Bright side: In the long run, it's probably better that there's (basically) one connector standard going forward...

 

[IAAI]

I know it sounds dumb I m sorry . But what is the difference between u.fl and m.fl ? And what do they stand for ?

 

[fistv]

Found u.fl but I'm puzzled why they would put beer keg connectors or m.fl's on wireless cards all kidding aside I figure the m.fl is the post and slide on 90 degree like my IBM t43 and t60 thinkpads use.

 

[azazel1024]

I know it sounds dumb I m sorry . But what is the difference between u.fl and m.fl ? And what do they stand for ?

They are different sized connectors for wireless antennas to the bare wifi card within a machine. m.fl being very slightly larger than u.fl.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirose_U.FL

They don't really stand for anything and m.fl is exceedingly rare.

 

[IAAI]

They are different sized connectors for wireless antennas to the bare wifi card within a machine. m.fl being very slightly larger than u.fl.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirose_U.FL

They don't really stand for anything and m.fl is exceedingly rare.

thank you

 

[scootley]

I know this is a really old thread, but there doesn't seem to be any antenna (RF connector) product or specification called "M.FL"
Based on the naming convention and comparison to U.FL, I assume this M.FL would be a Hirose product, but it does not exist:
https://www.hirose.com/product/en/products/RF_Coaxial/Micro+Coaxial+Connector/

The OP's original card is probably the "Low Profile" version of the "Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235", which is model 6235ANHMWLPG.
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/centrino/centrino-advanced-n-wimax-6235-brief.html

It has MHF4 antenna connectors, which are now commonly found in NGFF/M.2 wifi adapters.
The regular version of the 6235 has the U.FL connector found on most older Mini PCI Express Half-Height adapters.

Neither U.FL or MHF4 (made under Dai-ichi Seiko's I-PEX brand) are standardized names. They are just de-facto standards based on popular products.
And "MHF" (without the 4) is actually equivalent U.FL in size. Very confusing.

 

[Daysikia92]

I wanna know that too. Stick RPG 2 unblocked