What WIFI card can be used to upgrade HP 17-by2075cl laptop?

[EdvinsR]

What WIFI cards are compatible with HP Notebook17-by2075cl?  THe Realtek RTL8821CE inside my Notebook appears to be failing.  I plan to take this opportunity to upgrade the Notebook with a better WIFI card.  

I am considering an Intel Wireless-Ac 9260, 2230, 2X2 Ac+Bt, Gigabit, No Vpro.  

Would that work?

Also - would anyone have a link to the Notebook17-by2075cl Service manual?  

 Thanks. 

[resistencia]

Dear @EdvinsR 

Yes it is compatible although HP recommends the following model

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9461 802.11 AC 1×1 WiFi + BT5 Combo Adapter (non-vPro) (MU-MIMO
supported)

although it is dual antenna you have only one antenna then you should connect the antenna to the  AUX.

[Huffer]

This is the Service Manual posted by HP. Should be useful except covers an immediate predecessor series. The only difference with yours is a newer CPU. 

Manual 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, @EdvinsR 

Your notebook only has one wifi antenna, so unless you are willing to take apart the whole notebook including the display panel area, you have the best wifi card offered with that kind of antenna configuration.

The Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9461 802.11 AC 1×1 will not work in your model because it is a CRF (Companion RF) card that will only work in the notebooks that came with that model wifi adapter.

The easiest thing to do if the wifi adapter is actually failing would be to replace it with the same model.

You could try the Intel Wireless-Ac 9260, 2230, 2X2 Ac+Bt, Gigabit, No Vpro, but you will probably not have Bluetooth with only one antenna.

You can experiment with antenna placement on the 9260.

The Main antenna terminal will provide the best wifi reception, but the Aux terminal may provide adequate wifi reception and good Bluetooth reception.

[resistencia]

In fact, the wi-fi card:

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9461 

is CRF,  These cards require a CNVi compatible processor,  Your laptop ha i5-10210U (family  Comet Lake) , and is compatible with CNVi

What Are the Intel® Integrated Connectivity (CNVi) and Companion... 

Now I don't know if HP has put restrictions in their BIOS or chipset, but the wi-fi card listed in the service manual should be compatible.

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9461 802.11 AC 1×1 WiFi + BT5 Combo Adapter (non-vPro) (MUMIMO supported)
L25889-005

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, @resistencia 

We will have to agree to disagree on the 9461 working in any notebook where it is listed in the service manual and the processor supports a CRF card...

This person installed on in a notebook where the processor supports a CRF card...didn't work.

Solved: Update Wifi adapter to AC - HP Support Community - 7185476

I have used the above post as an example to recommend others not try it.

Solved: HP Notebook - 14-cf0013dx WLAN card upgrade options - HP Support Community - 7989892

Solved: Should I upgrade WiFi module from Realtek RTL8821CE to Intel... - HP Support Community - 728...

[resistencia]

Hi @Paul_Tikkanen 

I do agree with the approaches in the threads you mention, but it depends on the processor.

Not all intel processors have NVDi, but I think the user's processor does. Now of course it also depends on HP's restrictions.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, @resistencia 

It certainly would be an interesting experiment, and I would love for you to be right.

The Intel 9461AC, while it does not provide any faster throughput than the RTL8821CE, it is a better card--quality and reliability wise (in my opinion) than the problematic Realtek cards.