Need new wifi card in my p6710f. Thoughts on internal card or expansion card/ ext antenna

[kingfisher494]

Have p6710f and want to add bluetooth. Thoughts on replacing the RT3090 card vs adding a card using the expansion slots with external antennas. So, internal vs external antennas?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

According to the parts list for your PC it comes with a single antenna wire that is connected to the Ralink Wi-Fi card.

HP PartSurfer

If all you want to do is to add Bluetooth to your PC, you can replace the Ralink card with this one:

Realtek RTL8723BE 802.11bgn 1×1 + BT 4 LE Combo Adapter   HP part # 753077-001

You should be able to find this model Wi-Fi card on eBay. 

Search by the HP part number.

753077-001: Search Result | eBay

If you want to upgrade the Wi-Fi card to dual band + Bluetooth, you will need to use a PCie x1 Wi-Fi adapter and you need to make sure your PC has an internal 9-pin internal USB connector to attach the Bluetooth cable to.

HP has retired support for your PC so I can't find a picture of your PC's motherboard to see if it has one.

It should but...I don't know for sure.

[kingfisher494]

Thanks for the info and the quick response! I will look into getting the dual band card per your suggestion.  

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.