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‎07-30-2018 06:05 PM

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Product: Pavilion TouchSmart D1G61UA#ABA
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I would like to upgrade my D1G61UA#ABA's WiFi mini PCI-E card to one that supports 802.11AC.  I understand that some HP laptops have a whitelist in BIOS that prevents cards to work on the laptop if the card is not whitelisted.

 

Can anyone tell me if this is the case for the D1G61UA#ABA (also known as 14-b124us)?

 

Thanks.

 

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‎07-30-2018 06:18 PM

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Hi:

 

Your notebook shouldn't have a BIOS whitelist.

 

Since your notebook has an Intel processor and chipset, you can upgrade to this AC card...

 

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11 ac 2x2 WiFi + BT 4.0                HP Part #710661-001

 

The card is readily available on Amazon or eBay.

 

Do your search by the HP part number, not the model of the wifi card.

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‎07-30-2018 06:18 PM

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Hi:

 

Your notebook shouldn't have a BIOS whitelist.

 

Since your notebook has an Intel processor and chipset, you can upgrade to this AC card...

 

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11 ac 2x2 WiFi + BT 4.0                HP Part #710661-001

 

The card is readily available on Amazon or eBay.

 

Do your search by the HP part number, not the model of the wifi card.

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‎07-30-2018 06:19 PM

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Thank you Paul!  Off to eBay I go!

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‎07-30-2018 06:22 PM

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You're very welcome.

 

Please let us know how your wifi upgrade went.

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‎07-30-2018 06:25 PM

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Will do!

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‎08-09-2018 01:28 PM - edited ‎08-09-2018 01:36 PM

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Just wanted to let the community know that I bought this item from ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/312128007382

 

...and it worked!!! With the old WiFI NIC, I was getting somewhere around 11mbps download speeds.  With this replacement NIC, I've gotten 240mbps downloads so far on my 300mbps cable modem setup.

 

Since I had to open the laptop, I took the opportunity to vacuum the dust off the motherboard and fan and also replace the aging HGST 500GB spinning drive w/ a Silicon Power 512GB SSD for $79 via Amazon as well.

 

Laptop is now much faster compared to the day it was first turned on.  🙂

 

Thank you Paul!

 

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‎08-09-2018 01:37 PM

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Anytime.

 

Glad to have been of assistance, and thanks for letting us know how the upgrade went.

 

Enjoy your revitalized PC!

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