Will this wireless adapter work/ fits on my motherboard?

[dead_mentor]

Wireless PCI Adapter - TP Link TL - WN851ND


Motherboard:


Asus TUF Z370-PLUS Gaming

Thanks in advance

 

[ritvarsdavis]

Yes.

 

[10tacle]

Are you aware that adapter model is eight years old? If you are running Windows 10 it will not work.

 

[dead_mentor]

Are you aware that adapter model is eight years old? If you are running Windows 10 it will not work.

Yes, its what i could get at the time, but its still inside the box, i will try to find drivers for windows 10

 

[10tacle]

Yes, its what i could get at the time, but its still inside the box, i will try to find drivers for windows 10

It's not supported by TP Link for Windows 10 (and not even 8.0/8.1). A quick search reveals it's about a 25%/75% hit or miss working with some aftermarket Win10 drivers. And when I say working, I'm talking about working consistently and not working for a short while then losing a signal. But those drivers are not official from TP Link. To me it sounds like it depends on the motherboard being used and how it interacts with Win10 drivers.

I would suggest just buying a TP Link USB dongle and save yourself big headaches or if you are going for 1GB/s+ speeds, buy a newer adapter. Good luck.