WiFi Card White List fo HP Laptops

[ashu00]

Hello..

I Have a HP 15-r033x Notebook, Product No: J8B79PA. 

My Wifi Card suddenly stopped working. Its overall a good PC and I'm looking to replace WiFi Card while thinking about upgrading it. I want to know does this perticular laptop has any Wifi White list in its BIOS?

I have my eyes on https://www.amazon.in/Bluetooth-PCI-Express-Half-Size-Atheros-chipset/dp/B012JQVUX8 

and https://www.amazon.in/Intel-4965-Wireless-N-802-11a-4965AGN/dp/B0099F32MK/ref=pd_sbs_107_8?_encoding... .

Will any of them Work? If there is a white list in BIOS, what are the allowed WiFi cards for my Laptop.

Thanks in Advance..

[pepe999]

Hi,

Have a look at this Service Manual: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04409502

It says that there might be only one antenna (based by each model) which limits the connection into a single band 2.4GHz. Before you buy anything make sure it's the right form factor such as a half mini PCIe or mini PCIe (both in your links). The whitelist was removed with the Ivy Bridge Pavilion series models a while back. I'd try it with a spare/borrowed card and then buy a decent AC wifi with Broadcom chipset (BCM 4360 works great on my other laptop).