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Question: If I would like to install a mini-PCIe WiFi card on Z170 Extreme7+, how do I connect the WiFi antennas and mini-PCIe WiFi card?(6/1/2016) Answer: If the connection wires between WiFi antennas and mini-PCIe WiFi card are less than 26 cm, please refer to the following steps.
Step 1. Loosen the five screws marked in yellow circles on the back side of Z170 Extreme 7+. Then remove the I/O cover.
Step 2. Use the red wires to connect the mini-PCIe WiFi card to WiFi antenna ports on the I/O port.
If the connection wires between WiFi antennas and mini-PCIe WiFi card are longer than 26 cm, please follow the steps below.
Step 1 –Loosen the five screws marked in yellow circles on the back side of Z170 Extreme 7+. Then remove the IO cover.
Step 2 –Route the red wires as the picture below to connect the WiFi antennas and mini-PCIe WiFi card.
Step 3 – Install the IO cover back to Z170 Extreme7+ as below picture.