HP Pavilion G7-1260us Wifi card upgrade question

[jacob4999]

Hello, 

I have a customer that wants to upgrade his internal wifi card to a dual band AC card. I purchased the intel sual band wireless AC 3160 card and got the unsupported card bios error. Is there any dual band AC cards that work with this laptop? I checked the service guide and can't find anything but who knows how up to date that is. 

Thanks!

[SDF15]

Hello @jacob4999,

Thank you for visiting the HP Forums! The Forums are a great place where you can find solutions for your issues, with help from the community!

I read your post about the issue with the WLAN Module, and wanted to assist you!

Based on the following guide, here are all the supported WLAN Modules for the notebook:

HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide (Chapter 1, Page 4).

Support for the following WLAN formats:

● Intel Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 802.11 b/g/n 2×2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 combination adapter

● Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 802.11 b/g/n 1×1 WiFi Adapter (select models only)

● Ralink RT3290LE 802.11 b/g/n 1x1 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter (select models only)

● Ralink RT5390R 802.11 b/g/n 1×1 WiFi

If the WLAN Module is not listed here, then it is should not be supported on the notebook.

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[jacob4999]

Are any of the ones you listed similar to a dual band AC WiFi card?

[SDF15]

Hello @jacob4999,

Thank you for the quick reply!

It seems that only b/g/n adapters are supported.  The Intel adapter may be your best bet.  I hope this helps.

Regards!

[Latent]

My notebook G7-1260us,

it lacks Wi-Fi module. Which of єtih modules I can install
BroadCom BCM94313HMGB HP Pavilion g7-2000em
Wi-Fi adapter is Atheros AR5B95-H Compaq CQ62
Thanks in advance

[SDF15]

Hello @Latent,

Welcome to the HP Forums, I hope you enjoy your experience! To help you get the most out of the HP Forums, I would like to direct your attention to the HP Forums Guide First Time Here? Learn How to Post and More.

I understand that you are having an issue finding a replacement WLAN Module, for the notebook.  I will be happy to assist you with this!

Based on the following guide, here are all the supported WLAN Modules for the notebook:

HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide (Chapter 1, Page 2-3).

Support for the following WLAN formats:

● Atheros 9485GN 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi Adapter and 3012 Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter (select models only)

● Atheros HB125 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi Adapter (select models only)

● Broadcom 4313GN 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi and 20702 Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter

● Intel Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 802.11b/g/n 2×2 WiFi and Bluetooth Combo Adapter

● Ralink RT5390F 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi Adapter

Please let me know if this information helps you resolve the issue by marking this post as "Accept as Solution", this will help others easily find the information they may be looking for.  Also, clicking the Thumbs up below is a great way to say thanks!

Have a great day!