Asus Z97AR Solid Red CPU_LED with Broadcom BCM94352HMB

[lunaoso]

I've searched far and wide for an answer to this question and haven't found anything, so you guys are my last hope.

My specs:
Motherboard-Asus Z97AR
Processor-i5 4690K
PSU-Seasonic Platinum 660W
WiFi Card-Broadcom BCM94352HMB

So my computer works perfectly fine if I boot it without the WiFi card installed. No issues at all. If I plug the WiFi card in, using a mini-PCIE to PCIE1X adapter, my computer refuses to boot, and the CPU_LED stays a solid red, this is my only error indication.

I tried the card in my friend's Skylake build, and it caused a similar issue, although it did post. The Asus Anti-Surge message popped up on screen.

The weirdest part is that with the old power supply I used to use, a Corsair CX600 (bronze rated PSU), the WiFi card worked perfectly fine in the same build, with the PSU being the only change.

Is it possible that the WiFi card has some issue where its not regulating the voltage or current that it is using or something?

I'm relatively knowledgeable computer-wise, but not so much in the electronic aspects so I've come here for guidance. I'm more just curious if you guys think it is my specific card that's messed up or if there is some weird incompatibility between my motherboard, PSU and WiFi card?

Thanks to anyone who attempts to reply to my problem from hell haha

 

[BasicallyNuclear]

It sounds like it. Do you have any other wifi cards around, try to put that in and see if it makes a difference.

 

[lunaoso]

It sounds like it. Do you have any other wifi cards around, try to put that in and see if it makes a difference.

I have tried other cards and they work, but not of the same model. I ordered another one of the same model last night, when I get it I'll report back. I'm sure this is a pretty unique issue, but in the event someone else has it hopefully my solution (if I ever find one) will save them all the time and effort I've had to put in.

 

[lunaoso]

ANSWER:

So it ended up being that these cards have pins to disable the bluetooth or wifi. The mini-PCIE to PCIE adapters on the market don't account for this, so you need to tape off those two pins.
This answer was provided to me by Winthryth over at the TonyMacx86 forums, linked here:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-airport-pcie-half-mini-v2.104850/page-261#post-1443715

Hopefully someone else finds this as usual as I did!