http://www.gabriel-berardi.com/tags/hardware/Recent content in Hardware on Gabriel BerardiHugoen-USFri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000http://www.gabriel-berardi.com/blog/hardware/2026-03-27-how-to-change-the-wifi-card-of-the-geekom-a5/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000http://www.gabriel-berardi.com/blog/hardware/2026-03-27-how-to-change-the-wifi-card-of-the-geekom-a5/<p>In this blog post, I am going to explain how to change the WiFi card of a mini PC, using the Realtek 8852BE WiFi card, that comes with the Geekom A5, as an example.</p> <p>Many people (myself included) experience WiFi issues when using Linux on an affordable mini PC, such as the Geekom A5. While I absolutely love this device, the chosen WiFi card - the Realtek 8852BE - is not great. It seems to work well on Windows, but on Linux, it can lead to problems: WiFi would often suddenly disconnect and it would not be possible anymore to reconnect to the internet. Only a reboot helps in this situation.</p>