CAN I UPGRADE THE WI-FI CARD TO DUAL BAND ?

[RICHYUM]

 I HAVE A HP Pavilion 17-e196nr Notebook PC. IT HAS A IT HAS A Realtek RTL8723BE/RTL8188EE 802.11b/g/n. CARD CAN I UPGRADE IT TO A DUAL BAND CARD .

[A4Apollo]

Hey there! @RICHYUM, Thank you for visiting the HP Forums! A great place where you can find solutions for your issues, with help from the community!

I understand you would like to upgrade wireless card on your PC to a dual band.

Don't worry I'd like to help you out.

I have checked the records and your laptop and you don't have an option of upgrading the wireless card to a dual band. 

You cannot upgrade the wireless card on your PC to a dual band. Because your PC was shipped with a single antenna. For a dual-band wireless card, you would need two wireless antennas to work.

The only supported wireless cards on your laptop are:

Qualcomm Atheros QCA9485 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter for use on all
computer models
675794-001
Qualcomm Atheros AR9565 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi + Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter
for use on all computer models
733476-001
Ralink RT3290LE 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter for use
on all computer models
690020-001
Realtek RTL8188EE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter for use on all computer models 709848-001

Refer the laptop user guide to know more information.

You can purchase the part from HP parts store using this link.

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[RICHYUM]

THANK YOU .will a  dual band usb wifi dongle work?

[A4Apollo · Accepted solution]

Hi! @RICHYUM, It's great to hear from you again.

Thanks for writing back to us.

Yes, You can purchase a dual-band Wi-fi USB adapter and it should work without any hassles with a dual-band router.

Hope this answers your query!

Take Care! 🙂

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