Can I upgrade My wifi card?

[YouKnowWhoI_am]

Currently I have a HP-bs180tx which has only one issue that it's wifi card (RTL8723DE) only 2.4GHz(802.11 b/g/n) with bluetooth 4.0 which has result in my laptop only supporting 45 Mb/s(This might also be an issue of my laptop not using 802.11n ) for my connection of 500 Mb/s.On searching for driver or wifi card upgrade i was not able to find someone who had tried this for my model (although I was able to find for the same card not model).I currently using the following drivers by smlinux as rtlwifi_new by lwfinger seems to removed.

Since I unable find any other working driver I am planing to upgrade my wifi card to something that atleast 5Ghz for better experience and so that I can use it with ease for some while.I want to know if I can change to better internal wifi card while preferably keep my current card as many hp laptop have an option of adding 2 one antenna support wifi cards and if it is possible fix my probably driver issue.

Kernel:5.7.0-2-amd64

[The_Fossette]

@YouKnowWhoI_am

Welcome to the HP Support Community!

I assure you I will try my best to get this sorted.

In order that I may provide you with an accurate solution, I will need the product number of your computer.

Follow the steps in the below article to find the product details.

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03754824

Look forward to hearing from you and you have a great day!

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[YouKnowWhoI_am]

@The_Fossette

Here is my product number:3BN02PA

Model:HP-BS180TX

The probably supported card for any HP laptop with a single antenna

1.Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11 ac 1x1 WiFi + Bluetooth 4.2 Combo Adapter (MU-MIMO supported)
2.Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9461 802.11 AC 1x1 WiFi + BT5 Combo Adapter (non-vPro) (MU-MIMO supported)
3.Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168 802.11 ac 1x1 WiFi + BT 4.2 Combo Adapter
Can  I change to any one of these? or do I need to use a different network card?

[The_Fossette]

@YouKnowWhoI_am

Thank you for the information.

Below are the tested wireless cards on your computer. However, you need to make sure that there is an option on the computer to connect the dual antenna.

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 802.11AC 2x2 WiFi + BT 4.2 Combo Adapter (non-vPro) Part Number: 901229-855

Realtek RTL8723DE 802.11 bgn 1x1 WiFi + BT 4.2 Combo Adapter Part Number: 927230-855

Realtek RTL 8188EE 802.11 bgn 1x1 WiFi Adapter Part Number: 927235-855

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168 802.11 ac 1x1 WiFi + BT 4.2 Combo Adapter Part Number: 863934-855

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9461 802.11 AC 1x1 WiFi + BT5 Combo Adapter (non-vPro) (MU-MIMO supported) Part Number: L25889-005

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