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My HP dv7 series can't see my 5GHZ WIFI. (470 Views)
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My HP dv7 series can't see my 5GHZ WIFI.

‎07-27-2012 04:06 AM

I upgraded to the Intel Wireless-N 2230 card when I ordered the PC. Why doesn't this support 5GHZ? Am I losing speed because of this? Will I be stuck buying dual band WIFI routers from now on?

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Re: My HP dv7 series can't see my 5GHZ WIFI.

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‎07-27-2012 05:11 AM - edited ‎07-27-2012 05:13 AM

Hi:

 

The card you upgraded to is a single band (2.4 GHz) card.

 

Specs at the link below.

 

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/centrino/centrino-wireless-n-2230-brief.html

 

Max throughput is 300 MBPS, and I would assume that is when your router is set to N only, and not mixed mode.

 

I suppose you can still get single band routers. Here is one for example.  

 

http://homestore.cisco.com/en-us/Routers/Linksys-E1200-WirelessN-Router_stcVVproductId129966524VVvie...

 

Or do you mean you only have a 5.0 GHz router, and now you need a dual band router?

 

Yes, that would be the case if you want to connect your notebook wirelessly.

 

Paul

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