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11-15-2016 07:41 AM
Hello guys,
Recently i bought a new router which supports 5Ghz to increase my internet speed. Unfortunately, my HP Pavilion g6-2274sd laptop only supports 2,4Ghz. Is there a way to replace my network adaptor so i'm able to connect to 5Ghz?
My laptop uses the Ralink RT3290 8011.11b/g/n
I already checked the service manual for compatible devices, unfortunately none supports 5Ghz:
Thanks in advance 🙂
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11-15-2016 08:30 AM
Hi:
The Ralink RT3290 Wi-Fi adapter is a single band (2.4 GHz only) wifi card.
Hint: Anytime you see a wifi N adapter with a suffix of b/g/n, it is a single band card.
Dual band cards have a suffix ending in a/b/g/n or a/g/n.
You are correct...HP does not offer any dual band cards for your notebook, and if you try to install one, the BIOS will reject the card, and halt on boot until the unsupported wlan card is removed.
11-15-2016 07:55 AM
If your Windows-based computer has an 802.11a or 802.11n wireless network adapter, then it is compatible with a 5 GHz network band. This article will show you how to check if the wireless adapter of your Windows computer has the 5 GHz network band capability.
IMPORTANT: The Linksys AE3000 wireless network adapter is used for this example.
Windows 8 and higher OS
Press the Windows key on your keyboard to access the Start screen.
Step 2:
Type “cmd” or "Command Prompt" until the search result appears under the Apps list. Select Command Prompt to open the application.
NOTE: The Search section will automatically appear once you type in any character from your keyboard.
Step 3:
On the Command Prompt window, enter “netsh wlan show drivers” then press [Enter].
Step 4:
Look for the Radio types supported section. If it says that the network adapter supports 802.11a or 802.11n network modes, this means that the computer that you are using has the 5 GHz network capability.
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11-15-2016 08:20 AM
Thanks for your reply!
As you see in the picture it does have 802.11n. Unfortunatly my notebook doesn't recognize 5Ghz networks. I'm pretty sure my router settings are setup correctly, as my smartphone is connected with 5Ghz.
11-15-2016 08:30 AM
Hi:
The Ralink RT3290 Wi-Fi adapter is a single band (2.4 GHz only) wifi card.
Hint: Anytime you see a wifi N adapter with a suffix of b/g/n, it is a single band card.
Dual band cards have a suffix ending in a/b/g/n or a/g/n.
You are correct...HP does not offer any dual band cards for your notebook, and if you try to install one, the BIOS will reject the card, and halt on boot until the unsupported wlan card is removed.
11-15-2016 09:12 AM
Unfortunately not with an internal wlan card.
I guess if you have one lying around you can test, I suppose you have nothing to lose by giving it a try, but I wouldn't go out and buy one.
You can always get a USB dual band wifi adapter.
Some of them are pretty small nowadays, and don't stick out too far from the usb port.
Something like this.
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