hp Pavilion g6 Dual Band WLAN Module Availability

[hpUser57]

Does anyone know of a dual band WLAN module that works with a United States hp Pavilion g6 (g6-1b59wm) laptop?

I've searched the forums and found a little background info, but was never really able to come to a conclusion on my question.

I loooked over the hp Pavilion G6 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide (http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c02829479) and it appears to list two compatible dual band WLAN modules:

1.) Atheros AR9285 802.11 a/b/g/n 2x2 WiFi adapter - hp Spare Part # 580101-001

2.) Realtek 8188BC8 802.11a/b/g/n 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0+HS Combo Adapter - hp Spare Part # 602993-001

However, when I search the hp parts website for those two part numbers, they both show up as single band WLAN modules.

I know there's a BIOS whitelist for my particular hp laptop that only allows hp approved WLAN modules to be used with the laptop.

I know I could go the route of getting a USB dual band capable wifi adapter, but I'd prefer to keep the USB ports on my laptop freed up

I'm getting the feeling that there aren't any dual band WLAN modules available for my hp laptop.

Any help or clarification would be greatly appreciated.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Looking at the service manual for your notebook I see a few mistakes...

The Atheros and Realtek cards are definitely mislabeled in the manual as dual band (a/b/g/n) cards.

They are only single band cards.

But the Intel WiFi Link 5100 should be a dual band card, so i think that is mislabled and should be an a/b/g/n card.

http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/product-briefs/wifi-link-5100-brief.pdf

Unfortunately, the Intel Wifi Link 5100 wlan card will not work in your particular model because it has AMD hardware.

The Intel cards will only work in notebooks with an Intel processor and chipset.

So, as I see it, you cannot install an internal dual band wlan card in your notebook because of the BIOS whitelist.