I don't think it matters. You're just tapping into the connections in between , not the connector itself. I think some of the components could still be there. Also, there are two connectors, you can always still tap the USB signals from where the current wireless card is.
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I don't think it matters. You're just tapping into the connections in between , not the connector itself. I think some of the components could still be there. Also, there are two connectors, you can always still tap the USB signals from where the current wireless card is.