HP T510 thin client compatible wifi cards?

[Piprian]

Hello!

I installed a new wifi card in my t510 thin client. It appears it does not accept the specific card I used. I suspect a bios whitelist.

Is there a way to get rid of the whitelist or at least a list of compatible wifi cards?

Thank you!

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

The only model Wi-Fi adapter that was supported in the model series is what is listed in the specifications.

HP t510 Flexible Thin Client Product Specifications | HP® Support

I tried to find a part number for the card and was unable to.

The PC probably does have a BIOS whitelist (no one I know of can help you with removing the whitelist), so I recommend that unless you can find the exact HP part number for the Atheros card, use a dual band USB Wi-Fi adapter instead if you are running Windows on the PC.

The partsurfer website is of no help.  Every model I checked does not list the Wi-Fi adapter part number.

HP PartSurfer

You can try entering your PC's serial number in the search window and see if it provides additional information.

[DGroves]

The t510 has a Mini-PCIe 1x Slot.

due to HP whitelisting the wifi cards, only HP branded cards using the Atheros 802.11a/b/g/n chipset(s) will work 

the slot is a half-size mini-PCIe one

these should work, i recommend you be upfront with the seller and tell him the situation on finding a working card and see if a return is ok if it fails to work in the t510

https://www.ebay.com/itm/285205222384?epid=2109055374&hash=item42678e53f0:g:O1oAAOSwA~tkIR3h

https://www.ebay.com/itm/271715104107?epid=1900242128&itmmeta=01HPB5K243VH7RPS454TJF5A27

you will also need a laptop internal antenna kit with connectors that match the wifi card connectors

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284145201317?hash=item42285fb0a5:g:m1MAAOSwuxBf~N~Z

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=laptop+antenna+kit&_sacat=0

personally, i would just use a USB based wifi card as previously mentioned