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‎08-17-2016 12:27 AM

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Product: HP Pavilion Model 14-n014nr
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello,

 

I have a HP Pavilion Model 14-n014nr with Atheros Model AR5B125 and i wanted to upgrade my wifi card to pick up the 5ghz frequency band on my dual band router. Am i able to upgrade to any notebook wifi card that supports AC?

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‎08-17-2016 02:23 AM

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Hi,

 

Your machine was built around 2013-2014, the chace to upgrade wifi card is very slim to none. Option:

 

    http://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/c/technology/networking/wireless-usb-adapters

 

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BH
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‎08-17-2016 02:23 AM

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Hi,

 

Your machine was built around 2013-2014, the chace to upgrade wifi card is very slim to none. Option:

 

    http://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/c/technology/networking/wireless-usb-adapters

 

Regards.

BH
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‎08-17-2016 01:44 PM

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Thank you! So if I buy one if these adapters to connect to my dual band router. It will be used instead of my wireless nic or do i need to do anything special to stop the wireless nic already in my laptop?
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