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New Windows 10 Motherboard Without Wi-Fi: B650 AORUS ELITE AX
I just finished building my first computer. I installed Windows 10 and used a USB drive to install all the drivers needed for the B650 AORUS ELITE AX motherboard. I thought everything was set. But there are still absolutely no wireless network options. Neither the Wi-Fi adapter nor any other related options are showing up.
This problem has been plaguing me for a week, and I’m at a loss. Does anyone know what I might have overlooked?
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This is the most common and critical point of failure. The B650 AORUS ELITE AX motherboard comes in different versions (revisions), and each uses a different Wi-Fi chipset: Realtek for rev. 1.0, and Intel for rev. 1.1 and 1.2.
Since neither Wi-Fi nor a wireless adapter appears, troubleshoot device detection before resetting networking. Confirm the exact motherboard model and hardware revision; similarly named B650 AORUS ELITE AX boards can require different wireless packages. Enter UEFI setup and verify onboard WLAN or wireless connectivity is enabled. In Device Manager, choose View > Show hidden devices and inspect Network adapters and Other devices. Record the hardware IDs for any Network Controller or unknown device. Install the AMD chipset package first, restart, then install the motherboard manufacturer’s WLAN and Bluetooth packages that match the board revision and operating system. If no wireless device appears in Device Manager or UEFI after a power-off, update UEFI using the manufacturer’s instructions and inspect the onboard module. Network reset will not fix hardware that Windows cannot enumerate. Verify the manufacturer actually supports Windows 10 for that revision; otherwise use a supported OS or a PCIe/USB adapter.
If Device Manager doesn't show any unrecognized device at all (not even as an unnamed "PCI device"), that points toward a hardware seating issue rather than a driver issue.
It worths reseating the M.2 Wi-Fi card itself, since it's a removable module on this board, not soldered on.
