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‎01-19-2016 08:01 PM

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Product: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hi i have a pavillion dv6-6140us and i need to know which wifi card i need to purchase so i can use my faster 5g network

 

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‎02-01-2016 09:10 PM - edited ‎02-01-2016 09:13 PM

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@MillerJLee wrote:

dv6-6140us

The link provided for the HP BIOS Mods doesn't match your Product Number. So no you can't use those MODs. But I can atest already on one of the Mods I tried I was able to use AC+BT wifi card-so now I have Dualband.

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‎01-20-2016 04:27 AM

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@MillerJLee wrote:

Hi i have a pavillion dv6-6140us and i need to know which wifi card i need to purchase so i can use my faster 5g network

 

Hi,

This series doesn't support any 5GHz wireless adapter. The whitelist is still in place so sorry to tell you but there is nothing you can do to have an internal 5GHz wifi.

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‎01-22-2016 12:51 PM

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great so i would need to get a usb dongle than well that bites

‎01-22-2016 12:52 PM

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is there anyway to remove the whitelist?

‎01-22-2016 02:56 PM

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@MillerJLee wrote:

is there anyway to remove the whitelist?

No.

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‎01-22-2016 06:56 PM

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great guess i get to use up a usb port

‎01-23-2016 01:05 AM

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Hello,

 

The only option, other than using a usb dongle, would be to upgrade your Bios to a Modded bios that removes the whitelist.

 

I upgraded my bios yesterday from F.1b to F.02Modded and was able to install a $26 wireless card(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PDLCFL8?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00), and now I have a connection speed of 866.7Mbps. Plus, the new bios gives me a lot more control over my notebook. This has some

 

Check here

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/hp-pavilion-dv6-6b-c-xxx-dv7-6b-c-xxx-unlocked-bios-whitelis...

 

Here is a direct link to donovan6000 bios downloads

 

http://donovan6000.blogspot.com/2013/12/modded-bios-repository.html

‎01-30-2016 06:30 PM

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I have the f.21 bios installed which one would I use?

‎01-30-2016 08:20 PM

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@MillerJLee wrote:

I have the f.21 bios installed which one would I use?

What exact model is yours? Full model?

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‎01-30-2016 10:35 PM

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dv6-6140us

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